Sarah on camel at pyramids

Cairo to Aswan

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April 5th 2010
1 April 2010 Today we are checking out of the lovely Havana Hotel and going to the King Hotel ready for the start of our tour. We are really enjoying Cairo, the girls have been madly shopping at the markets. Everything is pretty cheap and bartering is a heap of fun. Sarah has bought scarves and Rachel a little Aladdin lamp. The locals are super friendly, even away from the markets. Everybody wa ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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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