More than five million tourists go to Egypt every year, and my goal there was to get away from them and have a personal experience. Group tours can take you to all the sights--it's the cheapest and most efficient way of seeing them--and a boat trip on the Nile should not be missed. But here are some tips on how to make the trip truly YOURS. Sailing down the Nile, you'll stop to gape at the jewels of the Pharaonic period—the temples and monuments you have dreamed about since you saw your  more...