Concierge at Cairo Hotel

Egypt and Jordan -- The Pharaohs, Moses, and Indiana Jones

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April 1st 2005
Egypt and Jordan - The Pharaohs, Moses and Indiana Jones We left our ship in Egypt for another four-day overland trip, this time through two countries, Egypt and Jordan. If you look on a map, you’ll see that they lie more or less side by side on either side of the Suez Canal where it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Israel (much smaller) comes down between the two countries in a wedge that ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more