view from Camp Luxor

Coming Home

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February 12th 2007
Hey, After a nice train ride (only 3 Eg. pound, I am so happy with my student card..) I arrive in Luxor this afternoon and went straight to the camp I remembered from 4 years ago on the westbank. At the time He (Achmed) was sort of building the place, but now it is finished and I am so happy to stay there. I have a little but comfortable hut, it is quiet and in the fields, just off the Nile, I ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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