On 30 Jun, 10:19, me wrote:
> On 30 Jun, 02:09, Alan S wrote:
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> > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:40:49 -0700, me wrote:
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> > >we did the same thing in Jordan and Egypt without problems, what do
> > >you plan on doing there exactly ?
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> > Amman is a serendipitous stop as a result of my planned
> > routing from Delhi to Cairo; I'm taking the opportunity for
> > a quick side-trip to Petra. I only have a couple of days so
> > it is likely to need to be pre-booked - down to Petra, stay
> > the night, then back to Amman and out to Cairo. So, probably
> > a package for that one.
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> > In Egypt, after a few days in Cairo I intend taking the
> > train to Aswan and one of the cruises for four or five
> > nights down the Nile, then fly back to Cairo to depart for
> > Mexico, via a few days each in London and NYC/DC.
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> > Prior to that I'll be spending about a week each in
> > Bankok/Siem Reap(Angkor Wat) and the Golden Triangle of
> > Delhi/Agra/Jaipur via Hong Kong. For Siem Reap I'll fly in
> > and out, for Agra/Jaipur I'll probably use trains.
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> > As a 60yo I'm not as fit as I was in my '30s and I'll be
> > travelling alone so I need to be a little cautious of
> > security and over-estimating my endurance. And the only
> > language I speak and read is English (Oz version:-);
> > although I do attempt to learn the basics for each country I
> > visit - hello, thank you, where is the toilet etc.
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> > It sounds like you've been to many of the places I intend
> > visiting - or have visited. Do you have a site or blog with
> > your experiences on it? Excuse me if I should have known
> > already. Mine is in the sig of course.
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> > Cheers, Alan, Australia
> > --http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/
> > latest: Kuranda Skyrail near Cairnshttp://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
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> ...you do not want to miss Petra, so paying the extra is probably
> worth it.
> I remember the Kings Highway had some great views though.
> We considered hiring a car to do all of it but ended up bussing to the
> Dead Sea, before going to Kerak (Castle)
> and Aqaba via Petra.
> In Aqaba we teamed up with some ....... Aussies and hired a small 4x4
> for the day, to go to Wadi Rum, which was an adventure even if it is
> just desert.
> And from Aqaba we took a ferry to Nuweiba in Egypt and bussed down to
> Cairo via Mt Sinai / Saint Catherine's Monastery and Suez.
> In Cairo we did the Pyramids, Museum, Camel market and Heliopolis,
> then took an overnight train (1st class) to Aswan.
> Took a long daytrip in a cramped minibus to Abu Simbel (worth the
> pain).
> Bussed back to Cairo via Luxor (hired bicycles to get to temples),
> Hurghada (for snorkelling) and Suez.
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> I could write a blog but when I look at the closely worded stack of
> diaries.......
> I did scan all the fotos but haven't weeded out the crap, something
> else I should do......
> As for languages, we got by with English and learnt Arabic numbers for
> buses and prices.
> Security was not a problem, it was the tour groups that got gunned
> down.
> Egyptian taxi drivers enjoy the odd scam but if you make a song and
> dance about reporting them, they give in.
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