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Cruising Through Pirate Country

December 5, 2016 TravelAtWill 2

Cruising Through Pirate Country We were on our amazing cruise from Athens through Dubai and onto Cape Town. When booking the cruise, we were concerned about the political instability in some of the countries we visited. We had given far less thought to the fact that we were cruising through […]

Celebrate Crossing the Equator

December 4, 2016 TravelAtWill 6

Heading South of the Equator It had been a busy few weeks since boarding our Oceania Cruises Nautica ship in Athens. The ship had been heading steadily south on our great 10 week adventure. We had survived our transit through the pirate zone! It was finally time to celebrate crossing […]

Temples and Tombs in Egypt

November 16, 2016 TravelAtWill 6

Heading Inland to see the Temples and Tombs in Egypt We arrived in Egypt after a leisurely transit along the Suez Canal. After scuba diving in Sharm El Sheikh, our second port in Egypt on our amazing cruise adventure was Safaga. This port was founded by Queen Hatshepsut when she […]

Mortuary Temples on the West Bank in Luxor

November 15, 2016 TravelAtWill 2

Mortuary Temples on the West Bank We visited the temples on the East Bank – both the Karnak Temple at day and night and the Luxor Temple. We would visit the Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings on our second day in the Luxor area. While the tombs […]

Tribute to the Pharaohs At Luxor Temple

November 14, 2016 TravelAtWill 4

See The Tribute To The Pharaohs at Luxor Temple There are two massive temples on the east bank of the Nile River in Luxor. They were a great introduction to our view of the temples and tombs of Egypt! We had the chance to explore the Karnak Temple day and […]