The Pyramids

Crazy Cairo

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April 5th 2011
I suppose it's fitting to resurrect my travel blog from the Middle East since my last entry was from Jordan 2 years ago. Yep that's right I am back in the land of the Arabs for the next month and what an adventure it is going to be. Luckily for me my brother Stewart lives in Cairo and writes the Government travel advice so I am in good hands despite the current revolution unfolding within the re ... 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