2025 Year-End Travel Wrap-Up
What can I say about travel in 2025? With the current horror show in the U.S., each trip was a … Continue reading 2025 Year-End Travel Wrap-Up
Category: Egypt
Egypt: Trip Wrap-Up, Travel Tips, and Thanks
What a literally wonder-ful trip this was! Seeing the legendary pyramids, temples, and tombs first-hand is awe-inspiring, of course, but … Continue reading Egypt: Trip Wrap-Up, Travel Tips, and Thanks
Cairo, Nov. 13: Saqqara, Dahshur, and Memphis
What better way to end a trip to Egypt than heading to where it all began? Saqqara, our first stop … Continue reading Cairo, Nov. 13: Saqqara, Dahshur, and Memphis
Old Cairo, Nov. 12
This trip has been exhilarating, it’s been evocative, it’s been eye-opening … and it’s been downright exhausting. Our day started … Continue reading Old Cairo, Nov. 12
Luxor, Day 3 (Nov. 11): Museums, Mothers, Mouthwatering Food, and Egyptian Hospitality
Our tour today offered nourishment for both mind and body – and both mind and body were rested and ready, … Continue reading Luxor, Day 3 (Nov. 11): Museums, Mothers, Mouthwatering Food, and Egyptian Hospitality
Luxor, Day 2 (Nov. 10): Karnak the Magnificent, Papyrus, and the Temple of Luxor
My stock of superlatives has been sorely depleted on this trip. The Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, King Tut’s treasures, Abu … Continue reading Luxor, Day 2 (Nov. 10): Karnak the Magnificent, Papyrus, and the Temple of Luxor
Luxor, Day 1 (Nov. 9): From Dust to Dust to Dreams
I wanted the title of today’s post to be something like “sitting in the lap of Luxory,” but there was … Continue reading Luxor, Day 1 (Nov. 9): From Dust to Dust to Dreams
Aswan and Cruising the Nile, Nov. 7-8
Friday the 7th literally marked a turning point in our Egyptian sojourn. Aswan is in far southern Egypt, not all … Continue reading Aswan and Cruising the Nile, Nov. 7-8
Abu Simbel, November 6
Abu Simbel is a double triumph of human ingenuity, technology, and will. (To reach it, we hopped a short flight … Continue reading Abu Simbel, November 6
Aswan, Nov. 5: Dam, That Thing’s Big, and Peripatetic Temples
There’s a great Mighty Mighty Boss Tones song called “A Jackknife to a Swan” (from the album of the same … Continue reading Aswan, Nov. 5: Dam, That Thing’s Big, and Peripatetic Temples
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