Abu Simbel

temples, feluccas, and dodgy hotels

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March 27th 2011
Hello all!! Finally relaxing in a roasting hot Luxor after a busy few days. On Wednesday we were up at the painful hour of 3am to get the bus to Abu Simbel from Aswan. We had to drive to the nearest police station and wait for more buses to join us on a security convoy- the first time we have seen the police do anything here!! Abu Simbel was impressive and the story of how the temples we ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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