Lamps

Bad Case of Nostalgia

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April 21st 2011
It has been twelve years since I last set foot in Egypt and, *cough*, sixteen since I lived in Cairo. Those years represent a significant chunk of my 37 years on this planet, yet somehow as soon as I stepped into the chaos of Cairo’s streets this past week I felt immediately at home. It was as if I had left only yesterday; all was so utterly familiar. Admittedly, Cairo was not always the ea ... 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