Entrance to Petra

Damascus to Petra

---

March 1st 2007
Day 29 (Thursday 22 Feb): In Damascus I could have taken a train at 8am on the Hedjaz Railway, famously attacked by Lawrence of Arabia, but instead I decided to see some of Damascus. The streets were busy with people, mostly dressed in suits, who often regarded me with curiosity as I passed by, and frequently greeted me with 'Salam'. On advice from a helpful english-speaking girl at the bus ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Dahab

---

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