One of the most well-known sites in Egypt, Abu Simbel consists of two temples created in 13th century BC. Built by Ramses II, the temples remained unknown until their rediscovery in 1813. From Aswan, tourists can choose to fly to Abu Simbel, or drive 300km with a police convoy. We chose the more affordable option […]
Egypt
Cairo in Two Days
On our tour of Egypt, we spent the first and last day in Cairo. If you have never been to Cairo, the first thing I would tell you is that the air is really polluted and your snot will be black by the end of the day. True story. The air looks smoggy and it […]
How I Acquired an Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Egyptian Bikini
In my posting last week, I mentioned my first time traveling in Egypt in 2008. Lauren and I took a two-week tour in 2008, and it was a spectacular way to see a lot of sites in a short amount of time. All accommodation, transportation, and some activities were planned for us, however there was […]
Traveling Egypt
I have referred many times to my post-graduation trip to Africa on this blog; it was a summer spent with my friend Lauren ‘galavanting’ from Egypt to Kenya and finally to Tanzania. We had lots of travel plans that we wanted to cram in, in a mere 10 weeks time. Before we left we were […]
Montage Monday: Driving the Western Desert (Egypt)
I did an overnight trip in the Western Desert in Egypt in 2008. We drove 10 hours off-road in the desert and never passed another vehicle. We stopped for lunch in this shady spot to recover after getting stuck in the sand!
My 12 Hour Romp in Cairo
Note: I was in Cairo for an overnight layover back in March. I wrote this shortly after and never posted it. Oops. Better late than never? Leaving Rome It was a long day. After spending half a day in Rome’s airport I was off to Cairo. My overnight layover of 15 hours was just too […]