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Safaga and Luxor

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April 12th 2009
Safaga 5th April We were really exited about our return visit to Egypt and didn’t mind the crack of dawn early start to our day. We docked at a small container port called Safaga and to get back to the Nile we had to have a 3½ hour coach ride through the desert. We were expecting the desert to be flat, sandy and boring, however to our delight it was mountainous, sandy in parts and a feast for ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea

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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