Waiting for Riders

ON TO EGYPT

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April 23rd 2009
7 April. On our way to Egypt after spending a last night in luxury at the Radisson Hotel near the Gandhi International Airport. Tom took three showers yesterday, and I soaked in a bath and had a “spa pedicure”. My feet are FINALLY clean again. Not to say the people at the airport are security conscious, but we went through 10 checks before we got onto the but that took us to the plane. We ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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