Being outrun by the locals

The Final Blog

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December 30th 2013
A belated very happy Christmas to everyone. As ever, we hope this finds you all well and enjoying some festive goodwill and merriment. We have been lucky enough to have spent the last few days in the Western desert of Egypt with Justin, Rosi and the boys after leaving Southern Africa a week ago. It has been the perfect ending to our year away and a great place to celebrate our first ann ... 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