Today's the day
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A busy morning doing all the last minute things which probably could have been done before but they never are. Drive to Brisbane, had yummy Thai food for an early tea with Mitch and May and MitchEn savoir plus
A busy morning doing all the last minute things which probably could have been done before but they never are. Drive to Brisbane, had yummy Thai food for an early tea with Mitch and May and MitchEn savoir plus
The trouble with living in Australia is just that whenever we want to travel overseas it is just sooo far away that it takes a full day of travelling to get to your destination. The long haul fromEn savoir plus
WARNING! This entry became longer than I expected, but there are pictures this time.
Our first full day in Cairo was basically a free day as most of the tour group arrives today. We booked a privateEn savoir plus
Saturday was our first full day of touring with the group. There are 38 people including a group of 22 with their travel agent from Phillip Island. All Australian except for a couple of Kiwis.
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We had a free day in Cairo and had booked a tour to the Step pyramid located about 30-40km South of the pyramids at Giza. The step pyramid, built by the chancellor to the pharoah (Imhotep) was, in myEn savoir plus
So we had a very early start - up by 3am, off to the airport at 4pm for the 7am flight to Luxor where we are to join a cruise on the Nile for the next 4 days. So far so good... arrived in Luxor aboutEn savoir plus
Settled into the Royal Lily but before we leave Luxor there are some more temples to visit, namely the Valley of the Kings and Queens
In the Valley of the Kings we visited 4 tombs. When a kingEn savoir plus
We visited the Temple of Edfu today making our way there by horse drawn carriage. I kind of felt sorry for the poor little horse as they are quite skinny and they probably go back and forth severalEn savoir plus
Will this trip is proving to be a challenge for the poor tour guide. We had a morning flight from Aswan to the world heritage site of Abu Simbel. The flight was quite bumpy the visibility poor when weEn savoir plus
Rudely awoken at 4.15am " Road is open, we leave at 4.30am" and so begins our journey back to Aswan - 3 hours through the desert, back to our river boat, 20 minutes to pack our bags and off to theEn savoir plus
Have a fantastic trip. I look forward to following your journey.
oops Heidi
Have a great trip