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The river Nile  
   

The river Nile

Days 32-34: Felucca Cruise, Egypt

October 22nd 2008
Day 32 - Ships ahoy. We board at Aswan. I was going to be spending the next three days of my life aboard an Egyptian Felucca surrounded by 12 of my fellow tour group members with no hope of escape, solitude or immediate access to my backpack (more on that later). How hard can that possibly be….? A felucca is one of those traditional wooden sailing boats that are now mainly used ... read more
Africa » Egypt

Egyptian Flag 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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