The Sphinx

3 weeks in Egypt

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September 28th 2006
Ahhhhhh Egypt ....... Now I know I should start this blog with tales of the fantastic temples I visited, the Pyramids of Giza, the 2 days sailing on a felucca down the Nile, but, no, I want to open with tales of transportation! .........And I thought playing in the traffic in Rome was fun! Rome has absolutely nothing on Cairo. The drivers are completely crazy, lane markings on roads are no ... 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