Aswan, Egypt Travel Blogs

Aswan
Oct 6, 2003 (18 photos)

After spending plenty of time in Cairo I headed down on an overnight train to Aswan, Egypt's most southern city. I thought the train would be quite dodgey but turned out to be really nice. I was sharing the cabin with a guy room Korea. The train ride was ...

Aswan
Dec 17, 2007 (14 photos)

... trip cost me 5 le in baksheesh, a small price to pay for that memory.    Onwards to the Aswan High Dam, Nassers legacy to Egypt, it is an immense structure, in keeping with the other immense structures which abound in Egypt. One has to think, ...

Water
Apr 27, 2008 (23 photos)

Aswan lies at the point where ancient Egypt ended and Nubia began.  Today, the Nile city is a gateway to Abu Simbel, the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, and Philae, the Isis temple. On a long day, beginning at 3:30 a.m, I went on a tour that visited all ...

Kitchener Island
Dec 17, 2007

we arrived back at the Ruby, just in time for lunch. I had been speaking to Johanna, mentioning that we planned to go to kitchener Island, he said he was willing to arrange a boat to take us there, the motor boat was dirt cheap, 40 le for the return trip, ...

Back on board
Dec 18, 2007

Saturday, excellent, a rest day, just lounging about on the sundeck, drink a few cocktails, watch the world go by, I love watching people work, I could do it all day. One thing though, must watch how much sun to take, it can be a bit deceptive, with a ...

Big Triangles, Dancing and The Toilet
Nov 2, 2005 (6 photos)

... are here at the start of recorded living. Its fantastic and dirty. N and I both have the runs but not too bad. We are in Aswan at the moment and about to head off on our cruise down the Nile with nothing to do but drink and relax - Fantastic. The big ...

Mum will never show her shoulders again
Mar 15, 2008 (7 photos)

... felt threatened since we've been in Egypt. She hasn't (and wont) forget to cover her shoulders again! We arrived at Aswan and checked into the boat.  The rooms are very small but it is nice and the staff are very friendly.  ...

Hot Hot Hot
Oct 9, 2007 (41 photos)

... enjoying the home cooked meal.  Made our way back in the dark for a much needed good nights rest.  Aswan is considered Upper Egypt although it is located south of Cairo...go figure.  The Nubian's are located in this part of Egypt as well as ...

Does a felucca passenger shit in the woods?
Apr 9, 2006 (43 photos)

... was the outpost of "the civilised world". On the important trade routes from the south, and of strategic military significance, Aswan has a long history of settlement, from Pharaonic times through until today. These days, as it basks in the sun along the ...

Aswan - raiding the Tombs of the Nobles
Feb 10, 2006 (16 photos)

... other too. We tried to get across to the 6th century St Simeon monastery (as seen from a distance in the initial Aswan entry) which was a little further down-river, but the camel and ferry boat drivers wanted to charge exorbitant rates to get ...

trip to Aswan
Jul 18, 2008 (108 photos)

... there was unrest during the period of Ptolemy IV and Ptolemy V Epiphanes. This is not only the best preserved ancient temple in Egypt, but the second largest after Karnak. It was believed that the temple was built on the site of the great battle between ...

In denial
Jun 25, 2008 (14 photos)

... of my life in Egypt. So after 4 truly amazing days in Cairo, I sadly departed as said in the previous entry.  I arrived in Aswan around  12:30pm, probably the hottest time of the day.  I am staying in a double room at a hotel a block away ...

it is offical i have not ever experienced ...
Sep 10, 2002

... defianltly be more Indiana Jones like... but as there were only a handful of tourists it was very very special... As for the Aswan dam - Dont waste your hard earned Egyptian Pounds. So this afternoon going to go to a ritzy hotel and pay and use ...

Baksheesh, cockroaches, and ancient wonders
Sep 27, 2006 (10 photos)

Aswan, Egypt. From Luxor I caught the train to Aswan. My first night was spent in a cockroach infested pit called the Nubian Oasis. Even the cockroaches were complaining. Still I was only in the room for a few hours before being woken up at 3:00 am to ...

Ziggy
Jun 17, 2008 (13 photos)

... because he's got two Australians signed up and needs to fill out his boat, I get cautious.  Well, for starters, I'm in Egypt, and it's not working out so well for me.  Seems like every time something goes really well something else goes equally ...

Land of the Nile
Mar 13, 2005 (5 photos)

... and I have been in Egypt for about 1.5 weeks. We've seen the Pyramids, Farafra Oasis, Abu Simbel, Cairo old city, Aswan, taken a felluca (traditional sail boat) down the Nile, visited beaucoup temples, and now are in Luxor seeing the crown jewels of ...

Aswan - jewel of the Nile
Feb 8, 2006 (29 photos)

... somewhat. Anyway, we headed straight to Elephantine Island and the ancient ruins of Yebu. After a quick tour of the Aswan musuem (a small and motley collection of artefacts for those who have been to the Egyptian museum in Cairo) we headed into ...

Aswan, Abu Simbel and a Felucca down the Nile
Oct 27, 2008 (13 photos)

... High Dam was created. This was a massive operation requiring worldwide assistance. 5 very sleepy busabout people checked into the Aswan airport and went through countless security checks before boarding our "Memphis Air" plane to Abu Simbel. It is rather ...

The Highs and Lows of Egypt
Nov 11, 2003 (21 photos)

... must see on our trip around the world. How can you say you have been around the world and skipped the pyramids? But Egypt definitely exposed how this trip has been absolutely fantastic on the one hand, and a real grind on the other. After traveling for ...

Aswan
Oct 15, 2008 (16 photos)

After the hustle and bustle of Cairo, Aswan felt a world away. For one thing despite being a city of about a million, Aswan is quite relaxed. For another thing, the Egyptians in this area are Nubian: very African looking, as opposed to their cousins to the ...

Searching for Bondisms in Aswan
Mar 14, 1998 (1 photos)

... of Egypt. Riding up front, I was finally living another one of my life long dreams, to be the designated horn honker !!!!! Now Aswan, is a delightful little market town, and it does not matter where you stay, either open you window or step onto a balcony, ...

Hot Times
Sep 20, 2004 (4 photos)

... when we were walking down the "mile of butchers". The smell was a little tough to take. Food continues to be a challenge in Egypt. In Turkey I could always order Lamb something and be happy. I haven't found that survival food yet. At least we are not sick ...

Hello again after yesterday's reasonably ...
Dec 14, 2000

... when i paddle to the source of the nile in a tin can for charity or something. I had intended to totally rip into egypt as for a country so dependant on tourism it is one of the most badly organised places for doing anything off your own back, nothing ...

Hello now i am in aswan in upper egypt ...
Dec 13, 2000

hello Now I am in Aswan in Upper Egypt. Things are going well here. Myself and Matt left luxor on Mondy. We had intended to come here by bus, but when the bus arrived en route from Cairo or something, it was rammed with locals, all crammed up ...

A Monumental Trip - Part 2
Feb 11, 2005

Right now I'm in Aswan awaiting the train for Luxor.  This is probably the best place in Egypt as I haven't been bothered as much, it is around 25 degrees, and it has great views of the Nile River.  We took a felucca out for 1 hr on the ...

Unfinished Obelisk & Elephantine Island
Mar 9, 2007

We went to the unfinished obelisk in the morning. This granite quarry held pink granite of a huge unfinished obelisk as well as 2 unfinished sarcophagi, a colossus and a smaller unfinished obelisk. We were able to see how different granite artifacts were ...

Aswan - Hot, hot, hot
Sep 14, 2008 (18 photos)

Well today has been so hot I have hardly done anything other than walk through the streets and look at the markets, it is fascinating they all sell pretty much the same stuff and all try to encourage you to go to their stall. Tonight I walked a way ...

Now in Upper Egypt, which is south of Lower Egypt
Jul 29, 2008 (24 photos)

At noon today we arrived in Aswan, after a 14 hour train ride from Cairo. It's warm in Egypt, but in the train it was Arctic temperatures, we froze so much. We arrived in Aswan, which lies on the banks of the Nile around one pm. freshend up a bit and by ...

Photos so far (well some of them)
Sep 16, 2008 (46 photos)

Photos so far hopefully of Cairo, Aswan and The River Nile

Pyramids and Pharaos
Apr 16, 2008 (3 photos)

We flew to Cairo and went directly to the train station to meet mom and dad and catch the train to Aswan. We did, after some moments of panic on my behalf, meet up with mom and dad. I had visions of them on the sidewalk getting husseled my street vendors ...