Posts in Category: Egypt
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Nubia – It Still Exists – Barely
This is the second of two posts on the many interesting things you can see and do in and around the small Egyptian city of Aswan. In the first post I discussed the best ways to get to Aswan, recommended a great hotel, provided links to my posts on Abu Simbel and the Philae Temples and toured […]
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Aswan – More Than Just a Dam
Alison and I recently spent several weeks in Egypt on a tour arranged by the Canadian company Adventures Abroad with which we have traveled on numerous occasions and never been disappointed. Every trip has its expected highlights and in Egypt they were many – the Pyramids & Sphinx, the Temple of Luxor and the Valley of […]
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Philae Temples – Eight Reasons To Visit
Earlier this year Alison and I had the good fortune to travel to Egypt with Canadian travel company Adventures Abroad, fulfilling a lifelong dream for both of us. Thanks to veteran tour leader Martin Charlton and our Egyptian guide Ahmed Mohsin Hashem, our small group had an incredibly diverse experience that included not only the […]
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Abu Simbel – A Magical Day Trip from Aswan
Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel – there is just something magical about those words, or at least there has been to me since I was a teenager and first learned of the herculean effort by UNESCO to save the most famous of Ramses II many Egyptian temples from inundation by the Aswan High Dam. […]
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The Pyramids & Sphinx – Tips For A Better Visit
When Herodotus visited the Pyramids in the 5th century B.C. they were already 1,600 years old and justifiably famous throughout the ancient world. They were included as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, now usually referred to as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to distinguish it from more modern lists. It was […]
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Mena House -The Place to Stay at the Pyramids
Alison and I just finished up a two week vacation to Egypt with Adventures Abroad that will rank as one of the best we have ever taken. Over the next months I will be posting on the many highlights of the trip, but first I want to tell you why the trip got off to such […]