Felucca Nile River Valley

Nile River Valley , Egypt
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    One Helping of Desert, Please

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    In grade school we are taught cute little sayings to help us remember the meaning or spelling of words. Today I am remembering the difference between "dessert" and "desert." "Dessert" has two s's and you can remember this because you might want a second serving of dessert, but you would never want two of desert. And ain' t that the truth! At 104 …

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    Boats, Dams, More Boats, and Nubians

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    We'd opted for the extended excursion, which included several other stops after the awe-inspiring Abu Simbel. Our first destination was the Aswan High Dam, which was nearly all the way back to Aswan. That was good news because it gave us a chance to get some sleep, which was much needed after our extremely early morning pick up.

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    Aswan

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    ... ride was brilliant with the sunset and sunrise being beautiful with the orange sun gleaming over the yellow landscape and the Nile valley with its riverside greenery. I woke up in the morning after an excellent nights sleep and was served breakfast ...

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    Luxor-ious Settings! (Asinine Title Alert!)

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    ... intensity was set to a quiet "Septuagenarian British Level" making for a rather peaceful experience. Hours later I took a felucca ride down the Nile for sunset. This floating device I've heard so much about is actually only a rudimentary, poor man's ...

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    Aswan

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    ... and bustle, those are the first impressions as you open your curtains in the morning.    Caleche drivers on the Corniche, Felucca and motor boat captains on the quayside, everyone willing and able to do business.    We went on a ...

  • 4

    Saturday, must be chill out day

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    ... the pool, let that old nuclear ball in the sky do its magic, another hazy day, saw clouds for the first time, we have a felucca trip for the afternoon, this is the freebie given to us by Karnak Travel, turned out to be a very enjoyable experience, I had ...

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    A Lesson on How to be Remembered

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    ... of people and gods, however many of them had been defaced in what looked like deliberate damage. Day three in Aswan was spent on a felucca.  During the day I was able to swim in the Nile. It wasn't the cleanest water to swim in and a few of our ...

  • 6

    Water

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    ... Now the silt is filling the lake, limiting the life of the dam.  Water-use divided between Nile River countries favors the militarily-strong Egypt, who threatens a fight if upstream countries try to use more water than Egypt thinks they ...

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    Luxurious time in Luxor

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    I am so jealous.  I should have spared an extra day to take the felucca up to Luxor instead of taking the train.  I heard they had music and Egyptian food and endless hookah and bonfire and freshly ground coffee.  OH WELL.  I got to ...

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    Christmas in the land of the Pharaohs....10-25 Dec

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    ... at home on Christmas Day so why any different in Luxor. Well perhaps I should have, as it was so nice, I suggested we do on a Felucca on the Nile.  Alaa used to sail them when I first met him, although I never did sail with him. I trot down the ...

  • 9

    Pharaonic Fatigue

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    · Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt · GMT +2hrs A muddle It's hard to know what to say about Luxor and I'm hoping by the time I finish this entry that I haven't done too good a job at ripping into it. Must be careful, and nice. Valleys & Kings ...

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    Ancient Splendour, Modern Havoc

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    ... a smaller scale. However, the whole complex was lit up, making it all the more impressive. The following day we headed back over the Nile to the Valley of the Kings. We had a tour guide for the day which was well worth it to get an understanding of the ...