Bye, bye Cairo 02 Not going anywhere

Bye, bye Cairo

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April 5th 2006
Geo: 28.4434, 33.8852This morning we left Cairo in a minibus heading for the Sinai region. Am glad to leave this stinky, dirty city. We have a security guard travelling with us as there are no convoys to the Sinai. Which makes me feel quite safe- especially as he was asleep during most of the trip!!! Just passed a burnt out bus on the side of the road, otherwise lots of sand and power lines. Sto ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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