Pulling into Aswan on one of the huge tourist boats that tie up along the Corniche, one would have the impression that it is a modern city with supermarkets and maybe the Egyptian equivalent of a David Jones. The reality is that just a street or two back behind the souk, it could almost be a medieval city as the local go about life in pretty much the same manner they have for hundreds of years. Continue reading Exploring Aswan and a Nubian party

Tuesday 6 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt The day started with an unscheduled itinerary stop at a recently-discovered New … Continue reading An unfinished obelisk, a camel ride and tea in the Sahara

Sunday 4 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt After breakfast we headed back to Philae for a look around by … Continue reading Philae and Kalabsha

Saturday 3 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt The tour is structured so that we start with quite small, minor … Continue reading Elephantine Island and Philae Sound and Light Show

Thursday 1 January 2009 – Aswan, Upper Egypt After a breakfast of a sort of croissanty-thing, jam and a thin … Continue reading Sehel Island

Wednesday 31 January 2008 – Aswan, Upper Egypt Arrived in Cairo at 7am. Customs and immigration was among the fastest … Continue reading Arrival in Aswan