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Basata

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June 14th 2009
Several of my friends and I took a couple days off work to head to Basata, located in the Sinai Penninsula. The 6-7 hours it takes to get there is definetly worth it. Life in Basata is simple. As one person I met in Basata said "here you feel every minute as it supposed to felt. Unlike Cairo or any other large city, where time flies by and you don't ever stop to reflect." You sleep i ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai

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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