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Originally Posted by onlyMark
andras - there is a new road from Aswan to Luxor way over on the west side of the Nile, yes? Even with my car, Egyptian plates, my Egyptian driving licence and car licence plus Arabic speaking passengers - they wouldn't let me through in January this year, even when I offered to have a Police escort.
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Never expect any logic in Egypt, especially when it comes to dealing with officialdom...
As for overland crossing at Abu Simbel, I very much doubt it. The only 'official' road crossing to Sudan is along the Red Sea coast, but that is closed to all foreigners (except some african nationals). Possibly he is confusing the Shalatein crossing with Abu Simbel. If he does succeed, it will certainly be a first since Almasy drove down along the Darb el Arbain in 1935...
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