Nile sunrise

Egypt

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November 19th 2006
Don't be fooled by this beautiful sunrise we awoke to whilst cruising down the Nile on our felucca; Egypt could be a royal pain in the ass and is rip-off central for the majority of unsuspecting tourists - haggling over the price of a bottle of water every day was a real david hasslehoff and marked a new low in our experience of travelling......lets just say we ain't in any rush to head back! Any ... 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