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Somewhere in Cairo, 06  
   

Somewhere in Cairo, 06

Walk like an Egyptian.

October 29th 2006
Salaam-Ah-lee-koom, Firstly I'd like to say how amazing Egypt is. The people are really friendly... though you can expect to get hassled in the tourist areas. I was walking down the street when a friendly Egyptian man offered his quirky explanation as to the meaning of the expression 'to walk like an Egyptian'.... He told me that it comes from riding camels, due to the strange way they move, ... read more
Africa » Egypt

Egyptian Flag 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
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