Alexandrian corniche

Land!

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October 24th 2010
After a slightly rocky 4 days on the boat, I'm in Alexandria. I'm in Egypt. I'm sat on a dusty, busy, noisy seafront, watching what must be the entire population of the city drive past, struggling to hear myself think. I'm here. I've made it to Africa. Now it starts getting interesting. We finally arrived in Egypt just after midday (Sunday 24 Oct). The journey was actually quit enjoyable - spen ... 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