Hamish on a Felucca on the Nile
After a tiresome overnight train from Cairo to Aswan, we boarded an Egyptian boat called a Felucca. We sailed on the Nile River around an Island called Elephantine and able to seeRead More…
Life on the Nile River – Rowing a boat
One of the things that I really enjoyed as we cruised the River Nile was watching the life of the River. It fascinated me the different activities, from work, play, and fishingRead More…
Aswan – Egypt
Aswan, Egypt’s sunniest southern city and ancient frontier town located about 125 kilometres south of Luxor. It is the hottest, and driest inhabited city in Egypt. For us, on our trip, it was the endRead More…
Unfinished Obelisk
The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan. Archaeologists claim the pharaoh known as HatshepsutRead More…
Sales Tactics in Aswan – Egypt
One of the challenges when going to the many tourist attractions in Egypt to having to walk through market areas where a variety of goods are placed for sale. Due to theRead More…
Hamish enjoys an Egyptian Party on the Nile
The trip down the Nile was so exciting – not only did we see lots of temples, we saw many people and boats and best of all we had really nice peopleRead More…
Life on the Nile River – Cruise Ships
There are numerous cruise ships that we saw whilst going down the River Nile from Aswan to Luxor. Here are two of the Ships ahead of ours as we approach the EsnaRead More…
Nile River at Luxor early in the Morning
Early in the morning, the view from the top of the our Nile Cruiser looking was very colourful. As the sun highlighted all the colours of the buildings and the boats thatRead More…
2014-03-19 – Esna – Kom Ombo – Aswan
We continued the Cruise down the Nile and stopped off at Edfu and Kom Ombo before continuing to Aswan – the end of the Cruise
2014-03-20 – Unfinished Obelisk, High Dam, Philae Temple, High Tea
The day started with a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk, the High Dam and Philae Temple. In the afternoon, we had a Felucca ride around the island in the Nile at AswanRead More…