Sunrise from mount Sinai

The Eternal City

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September 1st 2004
Diving.  What I came to Dahab for.  Haven't done it for almost 2 years and what a gap.  (See the pictures).  Met a great group of people which added to the fun (mostly English and a couple of very funny Germans).  Our dive guide was shivering after coming out of yesterday's dive: "Summer's over", he declared.  The temperature hit 43 yesterday. Did the infamous Blue Hole - many people ha ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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