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Terrible Nile Cruise experience with Hamis Travel (Cairo Dan Tours)
December 15, 2004
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We arranged a 4 night cruise through Hamis Travel in Cairo. They came recommended by the Lonely Planet. It was a planning disaster. After several email exchanges (with long periods of silence from them), we had arranged a price of $500 US for a 4 night cruise (per person).…
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Cairo, Egypt: Victoria Hotel, Dashur pyramids and Memphis, Saqqara, Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx, Khan al Kalili
December 15, 2004
We visited Egypt over Christmas 2004. Our vacation started in Cairo, took us to St Catherine’s and Mount Sinai, over to Sharm-el-Sheikh for some snorkeling, then on to Luxor where we had arranged a 4 night Nile River cruise down to Aswan.…
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Bahia Principe Tulum / Akumal
November 25, 2004
We visited Bahia Principe Tulum / Akumal during Thanksgiving (late November) 2005.
Bahia Principe Tulum, view from the lobby.We bought our tickets through a local travel agent. (!!) We NEVER buy tickets through travel agents, but in this case, the package deal through Apple Vacations
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Camping safari, Botswana – Makgadigadi, Kalahari, Chobe, Okavango Delta, Moremi
July 01, 2004
This is the vehicle we travelled in (except for the Delta). The trailer was only towed when we were going between campsites. The rest of our equipment (the tents, food, etc.) was carried by the other 2 staff members in their LandRover.…
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Cairo: Egyptian Museum (Tutankhamen), Coptic Cairo, City of the Dead, Mosque of Qaytbay, Khan-al-Khalili, Restaurant Felfela
January 05, 2004
During the day, we had visited the Egyptian Museum. It’s big. Really big. The building itself is pretty plain, and filled to bursting with ancient artifacts. The English labeling is pretty scarce, so make sure you have a good guidebook.…
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January 05, 2004
Arriving in Cairo for our last few days, we headed out of the train station towards the taxi rank for the inevitable fight with the taxi drivers. They wanted to charge us quadruple the local rate to drive us to our hotel.…
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Sandakan (Borneo)
July 15, 2003
We stayed at the Sepilok Jungle Resort, about a 10 minute walk to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabiliation Center. Our flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sandkan had us stopping in Kota Kinabalu.…
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Jubilee Hotel, Jerudong Playground, boat tour of the water village Kampung Ayer, King’s Mosque, Royal Air Brunei Plane Tickets
July 15, 2003
Our next destination was Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. We flew through Kota Kinabalu to get there. The Royal Brunei flight was on time, a modern plane, and great service.…
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Kuala Lumpur
July 13, 2003
Right around the corner from the bus station and our hotel, this is the Ganesha Temple. The Kuala Lumpur airport is one of SE Asia’s newest airports, and is immaculate, modern, and super-efficient.…
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