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  • Bill Benson

    Tea in the Sahara - The Police | Jan 14 07'

    by Bill Benson a 40 year old male from Brooklyn, on vacation in Aswan

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

  • Traveling Edmondsons

    Aswan and Abu Simbel | Nov 12 05'

    by Traveling Edmondsons a traveling as a couple, on vacation in Aswan

    "Abu Simbel was worth the 300km journey"

    Another early rise for our journey to Aswan, the journey itself was 4 hours.  It was interesting trip as we got to see life along the Nile, lu... Continue reading »

  • terry

    The Fourth Day: Cruising the Nile | Feb 26 06'

    by terry a 72 year old male, on vacation in Aswan

    ""The gift of the Nile.""

    In the morning we moved into the  lock at Esna and went to the upper deck to watch the action. I had gone through the Welland Canal on a Great... Continue reading »

  • The Hallgrens

    Camels, old stuff, mosquitos, and a boat ride | Oct 04 07'

    by The Hallgrens a 36 year old female traveling as a couple from Belle Plaine, on vacation in Aswan

    "I don't think she was saying "Welcome to Egypt, my new American friends""

    We were excited to leave Cairo after 3 days of chaos, and took a comfortable sleeper train to the much smaller city of Aswan, located on the N... Continue reading »

  • Jessielee

    Aswan | Mar 21 07'

    by Jessielee a 23 year old female from Ojai, on vacation in Aswan

    When we got back from Abu Simbel, we went on a little tour of the Nile around Aswan on a felucca.  It was really pretty, the water and the sce... Continue reading »

  • 1sweetjourney

    Relaxation by the Nile | Nov 08 07'

    by 1sweetjourney a 28 year old female from St Louis, on vacation in Aswan

    I woke up to my alarm at about 7am and thinking we would be arriving at 8am I got up and got dressed before breakfast came around. Leon continued t... Continue reading »

  • terry

    The Fifth Day: Cruising the Nile and Visiting the Temple of Isis | Feb 27 06'

    by terry a 72 year old male, on vacation in Aswan

    "The beautiful but much smaller Temple of Isis"

    The dock at the Temple of Sobek was small and the landing is popular with cruise ships so that our boat left as soon as our tour of the temple was... Continue reading »

  • Jimbo

    Felucca trip up the Nile | Nov 29 96'

    by Jimbo a male traveling as a couple from Victoria, on vacation in Aswan

    "Felucca cruse up the Nile River to Edfu and Luxor"

    We arrived in Aswan at around 11am on the overnight train from Cairo. We had just spent the last two weeks visiting the sites in and around Cairo:... Continue reading »

  • Jessica

    Quickly Now | Jan 03 06'

    by Jessica a 23 year old female, on vacation in Aswan

    "You can do this city easy"

    Got up and ate breakfast, said bye to Ashley and Mark and then went walking around Aswan to find a hotel. Found an OK place, dropped our gear and w... Continue reading »

  • rob

    Aswan | Dec 25 05'

    by rob a real traveler, on vacation in Aswan

    We took an ovenight train to Aswan from Cairo, which was surpisingly comfortable for a seater train. In Aswan we had a brand new hotel which was de... Continue reading »

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