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Egypt Blog 1-14-07

Hey folks, thanks for stopping by again. The Egypt blog is going to be cut in sections. I start in Cairo for a couple of days, head down to Aswan, Luxor and other parts of the Nile Valley. Then I come back to Cairo for my flight to Kenya. After a couple of weeks in Kenya and Safari I fly back to Cairo, train up to Alexandria, bus down to the Red Sea and Sinai, and then head back to Cairo once again for one last peek at the Pyramids and my flight to Barcelona. I’ll probably list separate ‘Journal Entries’ for each area I visit under this one Egypt Journal. The site seems to like that better. Oh, and sorry about the problems with posting pictures on the site. It worked fine at home. I haven’t had time to clean them up in Photoshop yet either.

Thanks much,

Bill

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Bill Benson

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City Don’t Cry – Page and Plant

Cairo, Egypt | Jan 12 '07 | Reviews: 1

1-14-07 8am
Got into Cairo last night and things are . . well surreal is the best word in mind. I heard about bad drivers b... Continue reading »

see 10 photos » see 1 place visited »
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Tea in the Sahara - The Police

Aswan, Egypt | Jan 14 '07 | Reviews: 1

Aswan 1-16-07
Long day with a longer one on tap. I grabbed the sleeper train down to Aswan last night and was pretty happy with my firs... Continue reading »

see 47 photos » see 1 place visited »
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The Sun King - The Cult

Luxor, Egypt | Jan 18 '07 | Reviews: 1

Luxor 1-18-07
That nice little hotel I mentioned on my last post is again called Ramses. It’s not like every hotel in Egypt is named that bu... Continue reading »

see 129 photos » see 1 place visited »

Flakey12 on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

How many Megapixels ??

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DP on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

I feel the same as Flakey. Thanks for taking me along. Great job.

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Flakey12 on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

And it will continue to be the worst world tour once you leave Africa ................. There you go - back to reality !!!!

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prcowboy on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

Bill, Pete here, Nicole's co-worker. I showed some of the Egypt pics to my wife. She now thinks you're the coolest!!!!! Very impressed with your adventure. Now I gotta start saving up to do the same..... Great work!!!!

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Michta on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

Hey Bill, Wow, so you are off and running. Congrats. The Blog is terrific. Since all the traveling I do takes place on a NJ Transit Bus, it will be nice to see the world with you..

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Bill Benson on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

Thanks to all and a few quick replies. Just had my first Egyptian beer from duty free. Horrible but it's heaven after 10 days without. No fries. The camera is a Canon Rebel SLR. It does all the work. The pyramids look big up close, very big. Not sure what naked guy KK is talking about but their all over the place in Egyptian art so it's a bit unavoidable. And I'm glad Regina thought the Philae picture was funny because I took the pic just for her. Love and thanks - Bill PS - I'm not used to compliments from you guys so tone it down some before I take a heart attack. Last I heard this was the worst world tour ever.

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sudar1 on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

Bill, hows the beer and french fries

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Johnnytuna on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

Gandalf, We need a new report of your whereabouts..... JG

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richcap95 on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

bill i admire you. good luck to you. im looking foward to seeing some good pictures. your freing rich

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Bill Benson on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

8pixels on the Reble but most of the time I keep it on medium size so they are around 3 or 4 and then reduced when I clean them up. The key is the Tamron super zoom 27 -300 lens. Made it to Nairobit safe and sound. I wouldn't stroll the streets at night with all my cash but it doesn't seem half as bad as people made it out to be. That being said I'm heading to Tanzania first thing tomorrow. Cya.

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RohitKBhatnagar on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

Hey Bill You have now become the most envious person, EVER!! Do have lots of fun and hey keep us updated. How do pyramids look like when standing up close...? Will keep checking your blog so keep us posted ciao -Rohit

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Flakey12 on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

Dude, I just caught up. Spain was cool but Egypt is amazing. I am speechless - quite the accomplishment! Its too much to take in at once - I need to keep up !!! Just think, with in a few days a kid from Brooklyn is gonna see the Pyramids & then be face to face with Lions, Zebras & Elephants - Unreal .... Keep up the good work !! PS: I can not believe you are taking these pictures. I thought the pics from Madrid were postcards. What kind of camera do you have with you ???

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grod110 on Jan. 14, 2007 @ 11:32PM said

bill droped in to say hi the blog and the pictures are kool. keep up the good work. cant wait to the next entry. please out g.

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