Sphinx

The Cairo Wow Factor

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October 22nd 2012
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Flight: Our flight from Vancouver left a few minutes late but no problems since we had a 5 hour wait in Heathrow so there were no scheduling problems. Watched 3 B- grade movies and did Sudoku. At Heathrow I window shopped and kept looking for wheat-free snacks while Ross did editing work. I was able to find peanuts, potato chips and c ... 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