Category: Itineraries

Itineraries

February 2, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

Time for a confession. I actually have color flowcharts of possible itineraries for this trip. Charts and graphs. Spreadsheets to compare “time at a site” with “travel time” weighed against number of things to see and distance. It’s embarrassing. I collected boatloads of information off the web and travel brochures and starting comparing individual itineraries […]

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Sites in Egypt

February 2, 2003.Reading time 12 minutes.

Just a list of the various things that travel books, websites, and the various resources have suggested that you might want to see in Egypt. Obviously, you are never going to be able to see them all, but I’ve added links where we did manage to see things. Arab/Muslim History Alexandria Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, Mosque […]

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Historic Hotels

February 2, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

I love old buildings and old hotels — squeaky doors, sagging floors, the whole package. The options in Egypt are like stepping back into an Agatha Christie novel.

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Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan

February 10, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

Relax on the famous verandah, watch the feluccas slide silently by on the Nile — it doesn’t get much better than this.

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Old Winter Palace, Luxor

February 13, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Old Winter Palace is a fabulous old pile on the corniche in Luxor — it has fabulous gardens (and a dovecote on the grounds) and unbelievably luxurious sitting rooms and lobby. The rooms are, like in any old hotel, either huge, or teeny — some have sitting rooms and balconies — although most have […]

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