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Amazing views from Elephantine Island

Canucks on Camels, Feluccas & Motorboats

January 3rd 2009
Aswan Again! We took an early Egypt Air flight from Luxor to Aswan so we could arrive in time to get two full days of sightseeing! Aswan is Egypt's sunniest southern city and located about 81 miles south of Luxor. It is an ancient frontier town with a distinctively African atmosphere. Small enough to walk around and graced with the most beautiful setting on the Nile as it flows t ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

Egyptian Flag The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more
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