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Alexandria to Luxor

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November 19th 2010
I spent two more days at Alexandria staying at the Schutz American School. I met two of the teachers, Penny and Josh, on couchsurfing. Their apartment style housing withing a larger school complex was such a wonderful refuge from the chaos, and their kindness and beer was much appreciated. While in Alexandria I was approached by a young man, Tarook. I think he wanted someone to practice his ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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