Why was our guide calling what I thought was the Nile, Lake Nasser? This question hounded me for a long time before I made the starting discovery that the Nile flows South to North. In addition, the High Dam (in Aswan) creates a massive reservoir that spreads across southern Egypt and Sudan -this is Lake Nasser. My first domestic flight in Egypt was an interesting … Continue reading Day 2,3: Abu Simbel and the River before the Nile