The Essence of Egypt

A man sleeping in the shade of the historical monument he's supposed to guard. For a little baksheesh he'll even let you scribble your name on the walls... but shhh.. don't wake him up. I think this summarizes all government officials I've come into contact with.

Onwards and Up the Nile

April 16th 2005
Aswan. Luxor. Sa’aid. Upper Egypt. Gradually increasing “African features”, and changing landscape, colors (even of clothing and houses) as we move steadily south. Even the trip from Cairo to Luxor covered more ground on the map than places that took me more than a month to travel in the fertile northern countries. Yes, in the Syrian desert I wondered at the fact that apart from th ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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

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