Taking a gander at Giza

Cairo carnage

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November 12th 2010
The traffic is crazier than ever in Cairo. We are in four or five lanes of cars and trucks with all the drivers ignoring the lane lines. It's pretty manic. There is a haze across the city, apparently they're burning the rice fields at the moment and I guess this is mixing with the dust and car fumes. It's lovely to be met at the airport by our local friend Nadim and his driver and quite surrea ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo

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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