Abu Simbel is truly the magical gem of Egypt. Although it is located in the southern most point of the country – right on the border with Sudan. The journey is really worth it. From Aswan we arranged for a car to take us the 3.5 hours to Abu Simbel and back the following day […]
Nile Cruise – Luxor to Aswan Egypt- Worth It?
After reading many blogs and itineraries for Egypt it was clear that our trip would not be complete without a Nile cruise. The most recommended re-seller of these types of cruises is viator.com – our 5 day/4 night Nile Cruise Luxor to Aswan is no longer available, but there are similar ones on viator as […]
10 Interesting days in Cairo and Alexandria
Flying over Cairo was a vision of sand – mazes of uniform brown buildings creating domino like displays wherever you looked. Driving into Cairo was an assault on our senses – the smell of diesel and burning plastic, the loud sound of never ending horns, the heat through the haze of pollution…45 minutes later we […]