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Solar Boat buried next to the pyramids.
Sitting on one of the 2.5 million blocks that comprise the Great Pyramid.
Holding a baby alligator...or crocodile.
Getting henna in a Nubian Village.
My mom's face is amazing here.
A botanical island in Aswan, Egypt.
The Egyptian Party on the Nile Cruise.
My heaven: Reading early in the morning along the Nile...reminds me of floating up the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar eating chocolates and reading "Burmese Days." 
Real newspaper given to us on the flight to Egypt!
Breakfast along the Nile watching the sun rise!
In the middle of the Wadi Rum desert (think Lawrence of Arabia) my 11 year old camel driver whips out a cell phone...
What I would look like as a Bedouin bride.
The inspiration for Lawrence of Arabia's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" in the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan.
Sunset over Petra...
Petra, Jordan.
Jerash, Jordan.
I love this. America needs to see this... It was the mural inside of a Christian church in Jordan.
Walk through olive trees along the River Jordan to Christ's baptism site.
River Jordan.
Cairo souk.
Abu Simbel, Egypt
The holy of holies in an Egyptian Temple.
The Siq to get to Petra...
The Siq at night.
Petra at night under the satrs with Bedouin story telling and music...just magical.
We took a hot air ballon ride at sunrise over the Nile and the Valley of the Kings and could see the excavations. I took this from my balloon.
The Bedouin camel herders in Aswan, Egypt. I love the single camel in the distance... 
Felucca over the Nile: I took a camel ride from here up to the Monastery in the background, and then on to a Nubian Village. 
Temple of Artemis, Jerash, Jordan
Baptism Site of Christ on the River Jordan in Jordan: They even have the marble steps and marker! The river now runs in a different direction. Walking through the Olive trees to get was one of the most soothing and sacred places I have ever been... 
Valley of the Kings: This tomb was hdiden high on the hill to prevent tomb robbery. I had to hunch down in a cave-like tomb for 3 levels! I came out as if I stepped out of a steam room. The colors in the tombs are insanely preserved and beautiful.
Island of Philae: We saw the Temple of Philae at night...with the sunset and under a blanket of stars. The original island is now under Lake Nasser -- the entire temple was re-created block by block in the current location.
Highway of the Kings, Jordan: I love animals. These were the most beautiful white and soft camels I have ever seen! We stopped on the side of the road and the baby was nursing from the mother. It made me giddy. I rode camels in both Jordan and Egypt on this trip...and through the Sahara in Morocco. 
Temple of Zoser: Pyramids started as just one mastaba -- then a Pharoah wanted his mastabas stacked, then came the bent pyramid and then the Pyramids at Giza. Here I am with my mom and bff. Notice we each have these girl scout looking hankerchiefs which keep you cool!
Breakfast on the Nile at Sunrise in Luxor, Egypt.
Petra, Jordan: The Treasury seen through the Siq passage. One of the most incredible moments in my life. And not just because I had just ridden on a horse like in Indiana Jones... 
I saw King Tut's loot in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and his mummy in his tomb! 
Not King Tut.
Pyramids at Giza: I went inside of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and like Petra and The Great Wall in China, it was one of the most awe-inspiring and spiritual moments of my life.
Lunch at Dune.
Dinner at Graycliff, called by Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous one of the top 10 resturants int he world. Result: Fabulous 1700's building and gardens, food inconsistent.
I swam with these sharks. And I did not retouch this photo - I took it over the side of the boat. The water was that clear and beautiful.
Sunny and Mer diving below a plane wreck while a scuba diving photographer captures it.
Chilling at the Versailles pool at One&Only Ocean Club.
Just a few photos from my recent adventure until I can update! 
