Nuba Nile Hotel Aswan

... was some of the best scenery I have scene yet.  I am surprised by how green Egypt is, especially here in Aswan.  Being right on the Nile there is a lot of plantations and palm trees, but within a mile of the river almost everything turns to sand/ ...

... invites for tea, dinner or sheesha we returned to Aswan and watched the felucca boats as the sun set over The Nile. The shopping in Aswan is a tourist trap and the touts are unimaginative, in our experience anyway. I bought one of those tiny, coloured ...

... subtle differences). After an hour or so avoiding these shrewd "businessmen" we headed off again under convoy further south to Aswan. The convoy was a lot smoother this time with no such events as the previous one to Luxor. The drive to Aswan ...

... closer to 15 and we didn't reach Aswan until 1pm. Because of that we changed our plans and went to Philae Temple in Aswan that afternoon. Quite well preserved, this was one of the temples moved by UNESCO when the Aswan High Dam was constructed. Back to ...

... the pricey boat ride over, curse my poor bargaining skills lol), Aswan High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. We left Aswan and headed north on the Nile by felluca, this was great just bimbling down the Nile on a boat (which are REALLY tough to steer!)  ...