<strong>Egypt romance: </strong>Christina Ward had only known Wahid Kandil for six months when he asked her to marry him. The couple fell in love sailing on a boat down the River Nile in Egypt. Here they are pictured by the Giza pyramids.
Egypt romance: Christina Ward had only known Wahid Kandil for six months when he asked her to marry him. The couple fell in love sailing on a boat down the River Nile in Egypt. Here they are pictured by the Giza pyramids.
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<strong>Meeting on the Nile:</strong> Christina, a 28-year-old from the UK, was working for six months as an Egypt-based tour guide. Her tours partly took place on a boat called the Kimo -- Wahid was the Kimo's 26-year-old manager.
Meeting on the Nile: Christina, a 28-year-old from the UK, was working for six months as an Egypt-based tour guide. Her tours partly took place on a boat called the Kimo -- Wahid was the Kimo's 26-year-old manager.
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<strong>Sailing down the Nile:</strong> "To be able to say I fell in love while sailing down the Nile under the moon and stars sounds very romantic but that's exactly what happened," Christina tells <a href="https://cnn.com/travel" target="_blank">CNN Travel</a> today. Here she is pictured on board the Kimo.
Sailing down the Nile: "To be able to say I fell in love while sailing down the Nile under the moon and stars sounds very romantic but that's exactly what happened," Christina tells CNN Travel today. Here she is pictured on board the Kimo.
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<strong>The Kimo: </strong>Here's the Kimo docked at the Egyptian city of Aswan. Christina and Wahid enjoyed a first date at Aswan's Old Cataract Hotel, famous for being the spot where English crime writer Agatha Christie wrote her detective novel "Death on the Nile."
The Kimo: Here's the Kimo docked at the Egyptian city of Aswan. Christina and Wahid enjoyed a first date at Aswan's Old Cataract Hotel, famous for being the spot where English crime writer Agatha Christie wrote her detective novel "Death on the Nile."
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<strong>New chapter:</strong> Christina and Wahid decided to get married and start a new chapter together. "We both wanted to start a new life somewhere together," says Christina. "We just knew we wanted to do it together."
New chapter: Christina and Wahid decided to get married and start a new chapter together. "We both wanted to start a new life somewhere together," says Christina. "We just knew we wanted to do it together."
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<strong>Wedding day</strong>: Here's the couple on their wedding day on April 26, 1997. Getting married, says Wahid, was a promise that "this is the person you want to spend your life with."
Wedding day: Here's the couple on their wedding day on April 26, 1997. Getting married, says Wahid, was a promise that "this is the person you want to spend your life with."
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<strong>Family photo</strong>: The couple spent time in the UK and Canada, before settling in Dubai. They have two children, Yasmine and Tariq. Here's a recent photo of the family.
Family photo: The couple spent time in the UK and Canada, before settling in Dubai. They have two children, Yasmine and Tariq. Here's a recent photo of the family.
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<strong>A partnership: </strong>Today, Wahid and Christina -- pictured here on a recent vacation to Greece -- have been married for over 25 years. "If one of us is down the other one pulls the other one through -- it's a partnership," says Christina.
A partnership: Today, Wahid and Christina -- pictured here on a recent vacation to Greece -- have been married for over 25 years. "If one of us is down the other one pulls the other one through -- it's a partnership," says Christina.
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