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Luxor

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January 15th 2011
11th Jan - Day 102 – Luxor With the breaking of dawn, 6 of us were set to go ballooning, 3 of the 6 had been up all night sick, but couldn’t get a refund so decided to go anyways (neither of us). We took a mini-bus downtown, then a motorboat to the West bank while they explained the safety rules and plan for the morning. Once on the West bank we caught another mini-bus to the airfield, where ... 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