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The Flowers of Egypt
Mention Egypt to someone and images of desert sand and pyramids immediately come to mind. However, one of the images that will remain with us as we think back about our trip to Egypt were the orange blooms of the … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Photo Challenge
Tagged Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, cffc, Egypt, explore, flowers, nature, photography, travel, wanderlust
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Aswan High Damn in Egypt
At the end our Nile River cruise from Luxor to Aswan, we visited the High Damn. Most of us have heard about the Aswan damn, but there are really two damns, an older damn and the newer one, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aswan, culture, damn, Egypt, explore, History, Nile, photography, river, technology, travel, wanderlust
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Capturing Local Life in Egypt
One of the things that we do during our travels is to try and capture images of local life and not just photographs of historic sites that we see. We often take tours where we drive through various areas of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, cffc, culture, Egypt, explore, photography, travel, wanderlust
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo
No visit to Cairo, Egypt would be complete without making time to tour the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities. As with many other sites in Egypt, having an Egyptologist as a guide is extremely helpful if you want to learn … Continue reading
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Tagged antiquities, art, Cairo, culture, Egypt, explore, History, museum, photography, statues, travel, wanderlust
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The Best of Luxor, Egypt
Luxor is certainly the highlight of any trip to Egypt and there are many wonderful ancient sites to visit. Luxor takes at least a couple of days to truly see and you should divide your time between the west and … Continue reading
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Tagged archeology, architecture, culture, Egypt, explore, History, Luxor, photography, temple, travel, wanderlust
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Luxor Temple Complex in Egypt
The Luxor Temple Complex is certainly a highlight of any trip to Luxor, Egypt. Although, not as large as the Karnak Temple Complex, it is still quite impressive. One can only imagine what it must have been like 3000 years … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, archeology, culture, Egypt, explore, History, Luxor, photography, statues, temple, travel, wanderlust
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Buying Alabaster in Luxor, Egypt
One of the things that Luxor, and Egypt in general, is known for is alabaster and our guide made sure to take to one of the alabaster factories. At the factory, you can find two types of products, those that … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, alabaster, art, artwork, Egypt, explore, Luxor, photography, travel, vase, wanderlust
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Temple of Kom Ombo Outside of Aswan, Egypt
On the evening of our last full day of our cruise down the Nile River, we visited the Temple of Kom Ombo. Although it was not the largest of temple complexes that we saw during our time in Egypt, it … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, archeology, culture, Egypt, explore, History, Nile, photography, temple, travel, wanderlust
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Going to Extremes
The more that you travel, the more that you realize that the scenery of most places will remind you of some other place that you have visited. When we first started traveling we expected to be find everyplace that we … Continue reading
Posted in Travel Tips
Tagged adventure, colorado, desert, Egypt, explore, extreme, Iceland, nature, photography, travel, wanderlust
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The Banks of the Nile
Cruising down the Nile River from Luxor to Aswan when we were in Egypt was a wonderful experience. Obviously there were the temples that we visited along the way, but just cruising on the Nile was relaxing and wonderful. It … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, cruise, culture, Egypt, explore, nature, Nile, photography, river, ship, sunset, travel, wanderlust
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