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Karnak and Luxor Temples,

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Magnificent, no other way to describe Karnak Temple, arriving there before sunrise, standing in the pre dawn gloom, then just as the sun starts to rise, seeing the pillars of the great Hypostle hall being revealed as the sun rose through them was a ...

back on board

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We were back on board for lunchtime, I should mention that, the food is really good, of a high standard, just love these Egyptian vegestables, the staff in the dining room are very friendly,it was a good idea of ours to give them a small gift, we only ...

Dahab Diving & The Red Sea

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The next three days I spent completing my open water dive course. Charlotte was my instructor, she was French and really cool and laid back. But I suppose most dive instructors are that way. The first day and a half I spent getting the theory portion out ...

Countdown to 2011..26 Dec to 2 Jan 2011

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... a special contract that says I am Alaa's Egyptian wife which means we can stay together in hotels and apartments. This is because Egypt is a pretty strict Muslim country and without it we would be breaking the law. We have to show this wherever we go. ...

Cairo, pyramids & sphinx 15-20 Jan 2011

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... for two. So that's �10 each per night. It will be interesting to see what it’s like! We travel with the Upper Egypt bus company and leave Luxor at 6.30pm. I don’t sleep very well, it is freezing cold sitting in the window seat and the ...

Chaos continues in Cairo - 1 Feb - 5 Feb

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... red handed trying to steal some artefacts from Karnak Temple last week. But is it just so quiet and peaceful here in Upper Egypt. However the demonstrations and chaos in Cairo continues. However the good news is the internet is back on. I haven’t ...

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Back to the Beginning at the End

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... sure I spent too much money on things that weren't worth very much, but even that is something of a tradition for tourists in Egypt. When it came time to head to the airport to fly back to London, I had decided to take the public bus and finish the ...

Abu Simbel

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... Lake Nasser. I'm so glad that they managed to rescue this temple, this was down as one of the two main highlights of the holiday. If there are only two places you have a chance to visit in Egypt, then your choice should be the Pyramids and Abu ...

Mummies, Pyramids and Chaotic Cairo

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Egypt was always high on my list of places to travel. Amazing history, and incredible monuments constructed in antiquity, and still standing. The country seemed so fascinating and exotic, and a world away from anything that I had seen ...

History Made - People Power 6th- 11th February

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... of history in the making. I think we should go and celebrate if and when it happens. This will be an amazing time for Egypt. Mubarak has just spoken live on State TV and he has not stepped down as the news channel would have had us believe hours ...

Red Sea

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We caught the bus from Cairo to Sham El Sheikh, which passed over the Suez Canal before heading south and then into the foothills of the Sinai Mountains before reaching our destination. Sham was a lot bigger than I had expected and had sort of foreseen ...

Valley of Kings, Queens and Karnak

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... brilliantly under the dark royal blue of the night sky. I took another couple of rolls of films here. Luxor had been another stunning place with soooooo much to see and do here. Its been pretty hard to pick highlights in Egypt as they are so ...

Aswan

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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 ...

You want to sleep in my cave?

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... the absolute whackiness of a visit to the photo-op lake while drifting down south along the King's Highway between Syria and Egypt. Not that there are too many buses cruising up and down a zone somewhat politically challenged. Tensions run high in the ...

Only tourist left in town! - 12 - 25 Feb 2011

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... never happened before….we go through the main road through Qena, full of hustle and bustle and general everyday life of Egypt…a scene a bit different to that which we saw a few weeks ago when we travelled to Hurghada during the revolution ...

Bani Hassan Tombs and Tell El Amarna

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... saw tombs which looked like bee hives spread over the desert mountains. It is one of the largest cemetaries in Egypt. Unbelievable to see. The bus was running low on fuel. They had tried 11 service stations in Minya ...

Cairo to Alexandria

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... beautiful. They have really made an effort. There are lots of colorful tile mosaiics and water fountains. As we got further into the town, there are alot of older buildings but it still looks so much cleaner than other places in ...

Moses' 10 Commandments

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... he saw an army boot with an ankle inside when he toured Sinai. It was closer to the Suez Canal, where Israel and Egypt had battled recently. I looked and looked...but no such luck. What I did see were "Nawamis." They're ...

Cat repellent

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Dahab is warm and beautiful. It is a tiny town right on the Gulf of Aqaba overlooking the water to the coast of Saudi Arabia. The hotel is really nice with big comfy rooms and a great pool right beside the beach. It was so nice to get ...

Life begins at 40!.....

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... in my 20s thinking about this day and what I would be doing on 4th January 2011. It has come around very quickly. Here I am in Egypt, the sun is shining and I am with my family and Alaa, apart from being able to share this day with other close friends ...

Saqqara - Step Pyramid

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... the crops growing. The main things we saw were Date Palms and Mint. Mint Tea is a big thing in Egypt and with nearly the entire population (70million) drinking it, they need alot of it! The step pyramid is 5122 years ...

Dodging traffic and slum fires in Cairo

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Yes! This is it mate. The very last stop on my 293 day world tour. I can't believe it is almost over! I am exhausted after not sleeping for the better part of two days so after we arrive Alex and I take a quick look around the streets of ...

Overnight at Minya

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We were only overnight at Minya and under heavy police guard. The population of Minya is approx 1.8 Million. Minya is on the West bank, which is normally for the tombs. Most of the main cities are normally on the East Bank. Driving into the ...

Aswan & Living with the Family 22-27 Jan

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... would have been and without the hoards of tourists. This is the busiest place, apart from the Pyramids, that I have visited in Egypt. Even Karnak which sees hundred perhaps thousands of visitors each day never felt as crowded, but then it is a ...

The amazing giza pyramids and sphinx

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... age of 90, which is incredible considering that the life expectancy for Egyptians is about 70, and is considered to be one of Egypt's greatest and most powerful pharaoh’s. He outlived many of his own children and wives and we saw his mummy at the ...

The Sinai Peninsula

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... knees. Now I can say I've been in the Red Sea. To my left is Saudi Arabia. To my right is Egypt. At the time I visited, Sharm el Sheikh was just beginning to be developed. Today it's a major resort. The Sinai Peninsula was ...

West Bank

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Ahmed had offered to take us to the West Bank with Rambo, he also offered the option of taking a taxi, driven by one of his friends, thinking of the long hot day ahead of us, we opted for the taxi. The taxi driver, also Ahmed, very good and ...

Valley of the Kings

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Riding donkeys, colourful tombs, temples, dust, sun, shopping at the market and then the train to Alexandria to finish the day. I am so tired. Another early morning. We woke at 5am to leave for the Valley of the Kings at 5.45am. ...

Luxor-ious Settings! (Asinine Title Alert!)

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... on lunch I thought I'd head into the museum gift shop and maybe purchase a little souvenir. "I can see that you've been in Egypt a long time and don't trust the shop owners anymore" the man said. I told him he'd gotten that right for certain but that if ...

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Karnak and Luxor Temples,

back on board

Dahab Diving & The Red Sea

Countdown to 2011..26 Dec to 2 Jan 2011

Cairo, pyramids & sphinx 15-20 Jan 2011

Chaos continues in Cairo - 1 Feb - 5 Feb

just photos

Back to the Beginning at the End

Abu Simbel

Mummies, Pyramids and Chaotic Cairo

History Made - People Power 6th- 11th February

Red Sea

Valley of Kings, Queens and Karnak

Aswan

You want to sleep in my cave?

Only tourist left in town! - 12 - 25 Feb 2011

Bani Hassan Tombs and Tell El Amarna

Cairo to Alexandria

Moses' 10 Commandments

Cat repellent

Life begins at 40!.....

Saqqara - Step Pyramid

Dodging traffic and slum fires in Cairo

Overnight at Minya

Aswan & Living with the Family 22-27 Jan

The amazing giza pyramids and sphinx

The Sinai Peninsula

West Bank

Valley of the Kings

Luxor-ious Settings! (Asinine Title Alert!)