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Captain Jack Sparrow and the Famous Felucca

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December 22nd 2009
We decide to leave Aswan by Felucca. Felucca for those that don't know refers to the sailing boats that you see float up and down the Nile seemingly without a care in the world. The captain and everyone who knows someone who has a boat are all keen to make commission off you the unsuspecting tourist in Aswan by selling you a trip. The trips come in various colours, sizes of boats and numbering ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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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