Abu Simbel, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple and Staying at the Arabesque Hotel (or “Using Towels the Ancient Egyptians Might Have Used…”)
December 31, 2004
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Abu Simbel Early the next morning, we left for Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel borders Sudan, and there is heavy security. Tourists from Aswan are forced to join an early morning motor convoy to the site, several sleepy hours away.…
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Our Nile Cruise Begins…
December 29, 2004
Our boat was called the Aton and was run by Selection Hotel. It's not a conventional cruise boat, it's more like a floating hotel. The next day the horror of our cruise began.…
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Terrible Nile Cruise experience with Hamis Travel (Cairo Dan Tours)
December 15, 2004
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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