The long grind: Aswan to Luxor in a day After one and a half frustrating days in Aswan, attempting to persuade the police to let us take the road south to Abu Simbel we finally gave into defeat. We had heard of one other Brit successfully gaining permission to cycle that road in reverse. Law states, tourists may only pass via police convoy due to concerns over a terrorist threat. In this special case the chief of Abu Simbel police had gained special permission f...

Last leg to Luxor and first impressions. Well, we have finally made it the 477miles from Cairo to Luxor, more than a little relieved to see the unmistakably tired elegance of a city that's seen better days. Nor on the last day did there prove much respite from heat and fatigue: making an early start we set off at a lively pace, as fast as the day before ( avg about 16.5mph) despite a strengthening head wind and generally harder going. We must have hardly stoppe...