View from our room at Sol Sharm

Birmingham to Sharm el Sheikh

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November 20th 2008
Day 219 After some tearful farewells and chaotic cleaning and packing (After a fuse blew on our final night, meaning most of the cleaning and packing was left to the morning). We passed the inspection and we loaded up Vicky's car who had kindly offered to store our stuff whilst we set off traveling around Africa and dropped us at the bus station (lifesaver!). We caught the bus to London and sta ... 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