Abu Simbel with Select Egypt
An alternative to taking the expensive flight from Aswan, Egypt, to Abu Simbel is going by minivan with a driver and guide.
Middle East
Egypt 27 years later
After 27 years, in March ’08 my wife and I went back to Egypt; we went on the Grand Circle Travel trip “Ancient Egypt & the Nile River.” BIG difference 27 years later!
Touring turkey — Using Kusadasi as a base
by Joe Phelan, Lincoln, CA
Personal memories of yesterday’s Mideast
Longtime readers of this column certainly realize that Moreen and I are extremely fond of the Middle East, especially its people.
Notes on Cappadocia
I enjoyed a month’s tour of Turkey in May ’07. Eastern Turkey is very scenic. There were two occasions that were disappointing, however.
Guide in Istanbul
On a 5-day trip to Istanbul, Turkey, in September ’07, we had the great pleasure of hiring Mr. Can (“John”) Gunay (www.cangunay.com), whom we found through a tour operator on the Rick Steves website www.ricksteves.com; the operator was booked that day but referred us to Can.
Cruise news potpourri
by Lew Toulmin
The cruising world keeps evolving, with ever more news and events. Here are some cruise deals and developments which should interest ITN cruising fans.
Roman ruins to the sands of the Sahara — an encompassing tour of Tunisia
by Judith Anshin, Contributing Editor
Re tours’ expected hotels
My wife and I have been either traveling or living abroad for nearly 50 years. With rare exceptions, we have always traveled independently. Being 69 and 71, respectively, and getting a little leery of traveling by ourselves to the more underdeveloped parts of the world, we decided that we would experiment with group tours.
