Nile Cruises; Practical Observations On How To Pay Less For More

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November 22nd 2015

Published: November 23rd 2015

The Nile flows from south to north but the wind blows from the north to the south. This curiosity is what allowed Egypt's rulers to tie their kingdom together as transport in either direction was always feasible. If you were coming from the south you could just go with the flow and if you were heading to the south all you needed to do was unfurl your sails. Somehow we missed this factoid in our tr... Read Full Entry

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Mike Richards

Mike and Karen

We are Mike and Karen. We were fortunate enough to retire while we still had our wits and our legs. We are striving to fill our days with long journeys and lazy days. Over the past few years we have taken a yen to SE Asia. Our past trips have included South and North America, Europe and East Africa. Life is good and getting better all the time.... full info

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Jackass

KJ Hangin' With The Crew

Afternoon Wind

Nighty-Night

Queen Of The Nile Du Jour

Amin and Loolee Making Breakfast On Our Last Morning

Loolee's Kitchen

Loolee's domain. I had always believed that one needed granite counter tops to produce food this good.

Loolee Unfurling The Sail

Thirty feet up on a rocking boat first thing in the AM. No thanks. KJ took this picture as I refused to watch.

Looking For My Morning Tea

Anoushka Instructs Me In The Finer Points Of Castling

This was in Aswan while visiting yet another temple.

It's Good To Be King

Even if for only an hour each day.

Life Is Being Very, Very Good To Me In My Dotage

Morning Chill

Nap Time

Another Fascinating Tour

This was 12 temples into our tour and I was played out. Our guide Tony is the dude in the shades.

Roughing It

Life is hard.

Royal Tombs In Aswan

There are tombs EVERYWHERE in Egypt

Island

A typical island along the Nile. Long, narrow and extremely fertile.

24th November 2015

lisa Tucker
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Egypt
so glad you made the Egypt trip-looks like a great place to see and i would love to sail the Nile. Very cool. Also good to see you looking so healthy and rested. Pour Karlie is hard at work every day and we are getting ready for the Thanksgiving rush but looking forward to the family time. Enjoy life!

27th November 2015

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Cruising...and observations
Your blog has given some very practical information for those of us who want to consider one of these cruises. The food on deck is arranged very festive.

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