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...classic short tour of Egypt includes three or four days in Cairo and four days on the Nile. Here's how to do the tour in the very best style at moderate expense...
...classic short tour of Egypt includes three or four days in Cairo and four days on the Nile. Here's how to do the tour in the very best style at moderate expense...
...NILE. Although several companies ply the river with opulent cruise ships, one firm, Abercrombie & Kent, is heavily dependent on U.S. visitors. Before 9/11 so many Americans begged to get aboard that it was difficult to book passage without buying a package, which includes a stay at a decent Cairo hotel but not the Mena House. These days, for as little as $1,845--half the price of the package tour--you can book a four-day trip from Luxor to Aswan, or vice versa, on A&K's stately Sun Boat IV (800-323-7308). Flights from Cairo to Aswan...
...easiest jewels to buy on the Web because their quality is precisely defined by technical specifications (the "four Cs": color, cut, clarity and carat weight). High-end shops like bluenile.com diamonds.com ashford.com and mondera.com have detailed buying guides to help make your choices clearer. Blue Nile even has a build-to-order program that lets shoppers choose from 16,000 diamonds and 70 settings. Its online tools let you see, for example, exactly how a pear-shaped diamond will look in a classic solitaire setting...
Stanley Stewart has written travel books on the Nile and the Great Wall. He spoke to TIME about his six-month journey through the empire of Genghis Khan...