The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria

The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria is a classic 19th century Middle Eastern travelogue by Ludwig Salvator.

Once more I had traced my way to Egypt to pass the winter there. Like every European who makes a lengthened sojourn in that ancient but renewed land, I was led to recall the great engineering and other achievements accomplished within our own time, and also to consider future projects of development for which the country seems to present so wide a scope. A great deal has been heard of late on the subject of improved communication between Egypt and Southern Syria.