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Introduction
Arriving in the modern town of Luxor by plane, you skim down over fertile fields that green all year round. If you're lucky, you'll see a farmer or two, their traditional gallebeyas pulled up around their knees as they tend to a water-buffalo... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Plane -- With a dozen flights a day out of Cairo, flying is the best way to get to Luxor. At time of writing, fares were less than LE1,100 ($200/#102) for the 1-hour flight, so though more expensive than the train, they're... Continue reading »
Kom Ombo Travel Experiences
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Camels, old stuff, mosquitos, and a boat ride
We were excited to leave Cairo after 3 days of chaos, and took a comfortable sleeper train to the much smaller city of Aswan, locate... Continue reading »
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The Sixth Day: Abu Simbel
The heat of the desert got to me and we passed on a tour of gold shops in the market at Aswan, which a number of our group had been looki... Continue reading »
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Aswan..the extreme point of heat in this journey
July 12, 2004Cairo to AswanIt took us 12 hours to get to Aswan. We arrived about 8a.m. and immediately felt the extreme heat. Other than... Continue reading »
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Relaxation by the Nile
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 c... Continue reading »
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Cairo to Aswan
After meeting up with our travel group (23 of us all together) we met our tour leader Hamada. He gave us a break down of what we wer... Continue reading »
