Twirling Durbish

A little of this and a little of that

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June 7th 2010
Today we got to sleep in a little bit but not too much. Our latst day on the ship was today, at 8 am we began our bus trip to Hurghada on the Red Sea. It was a very nice 4 1/2 hour drive through the desert. We are staying at the Hilton which is supposed to be a 5 star hotel, I don't know that I would give it five stars but it is very nice. In the evening on June 5th we had some local entertainmen ... read more

Africa » 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