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Getting to Abu Simbel seems a little daunting. But, it’s not. Base yourself in Aswan and then sign up for the daily tour that leaves early in the morning. After a 3 hour ride, you have a couple of hours to visit this impressive landmark. The monuments don’t sit on their original site. When a dam was planned for the region, the Egyptian government had to move the entire site so as not to be flooded once the dam was completed. It’s a good thing they did too. These massive sculptures welcome you to the main entrance. I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out how they moved it without damaging it and without you being able to see a thousands cracks. Abu Simbel is a a suh-weet engineering feat and a great place to get this week’s Suh-Weet Shot.

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Another lazy day on the Nile comes to a close. Copyright CareerBreakSecrets.com

By day, travel in Egypt can be overwhelming: the heat, the amount of people, the noise, the crazy traffic, the hassling for baksheesh (tips) for even the most mundane task. It’s enough to wear out even the most intense road warrior. But, then there are moments and places that center you once again. Seeing the sun set over the Nile is one of those. I got this on a felucca ride up the Nile. It was the same trip where I showed you the full moon over the Nile. It was a suh-weet ride where I got today’s Suh-Weet Shot.

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This profile is how most people see the Sphynx. Copyright CareerBreakSecrets.com

As impressive as the Sphinx is, the visit to see it isn’t exactly the most enjoyable during a trip to Egypt. Even in September, when I was there, the place was overly packed with people. But, once you get to a spot without people in front of you, you get the chance to admire this infamous landmark. The main viewing platform is, oddly enough, on the side of the Sphinx, not in front of it. In fact, the photos I have from the front are pretty crappy. But, I was able to find a nice position to get the nearby pyramid in the photo and wind up with a pretty Suh-Weet Shot.

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Visiting the pyramids in Giza is a must while traveling to Egypt.  It’s on everyone’s itinerary. No surprise there. Most of the desert seems cut off from anything or anyone not related to the tourist trade. And, getting an original shot is difficult. As we were walking around, this guy riding his camel caught my eye. He happened to pass by one of the pyramids just as I got my camera in position allowing me to capture this week’s Suh-Weet Shot.

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 By far the best part of my trip to Egypt was the three-day felucca ride up the Nile from Aswan to Luxor. There were 5 of us on our felucca: me, my friend Zoe, and 3 guides/boatsman. I thought we got lucky by being on the Nile during a full moon. But, Zoe told me later that she had planned for us to be on the Nile so we could have that as part of our experience. During the day, several large cruise boats passed us by. But, at night, it was quiet with only the stars and the moon around. It was a suh-weet experience and I got lucky enough to capture this Suh-Weet shot!

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