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Abu Simbel Photo 9

Abu Simbel

March 1st 2009
For those who make the trip to Aswan, there are tours daily to Abu Simbel. They however start at 3 a.m.!! So you arrive at Abu Simbel at 7 a.m., tired as heel but whatever. Abu Simbel is four 20 m statues of Ramses II carved out of a mountainside. It was built to show his power, and if you could imagine in 1500 B.C. floating down the Nile and coming across this it wuld scare the hell right o ... read more
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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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As most of you know we hit the road for 10 months of travel on september 15, 2008 shamelessly stealing Gord & Jamie's Wasaga Beach wedding as a send off! We will start in South-East Asia, moving to India, Middle East, then the Himalayas of Nepal, and then some beach time in Thailand and the Philippines! That is the rough plan that will no doubt change a few times. Nothing but time and travel. All pictures Copyright Gunnar Everson.... full info
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