Sadat City

November Rain

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November 21st 2009
One day, it rained. It rained short, heavy bursts during the night and throughout the day. It was mildy amusing after 5 months of hot dry weather, especially after we had laughed at NZ's appalling winter weather, but the amusement quickly faded when we got home and found our internet wasn't working. We called the technicians, and it turns out the rain had shorted the wired connection on the roo ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt

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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