Merry Christmas from Cairo!

Camel Trekking

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November 17th 2006
Well, let me tell you, I have full appreciation for those people of the ancient caravans who traveled across the desert on camels - wow - how did they keep their tushies from hurting so much? This trip, leaving from the Giza pyramids and heading out into the desert some ways, was one I had wanted to do since last year. I've done it once now, and that was enough :-) It was great - twenty ... 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