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Transiting the Suez Canal

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May 7th 2013
We left Sharm El-Sheikh on May 6 and cruised the Suez Canal the entire day of May 7th. We found it very interesting that although we were in Egypt, the west side of the canal was green with palm trees and farms while the east side of the canal was arid desert and sparse vegetation. Armed guards were posted at intervals along the 120 mile long canal. The Suez Canal opened in 1869 and it allowed ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea

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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