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The Luke-Paddon Survival Guide to Cairo...

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October 15th 2008
Our hotel in the Garden District of Cairo is the Shepheard - very centrally located and on the Nile. On our first venture out we discover just how close we are to the Egyptian Museum and the bus depot (about 15 minutes walking) where we will meet some of our tour friends for one last afternoon together at the Museum. Crossing roads in Cairo is something akin to Russian roulette and not for t ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh

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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