AustraliaNew South WalesAlburyWaites Lagoon36°4’56” S 146°54’49” E
April 19 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
An extra night at home as Dubai is a bit wet. Still hoping to make our tour of Egypt in time. Leaving tomorrow now. Fingers crossed
AustraliaNew South WalesBotany BayMascotCurtin Reserve33°55’58” S 151°10’43” E April 20 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
So after the disaster that was yesterday, we are underway. Cairo here we come!
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiQarn Nuşaylah24°27’3” N 54°38’38” E
EgyptCairoMasākin Abū al Futūḩ29°59’58” N 31°10’35” E
EgyptGizaNazlat as Sammān29°58’51” N 31°7’58” E
EgyptAlexandriaAl AnfūshīŢābiyat Qāyitbāy31°12’49” N 29°53’10” E April 23 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
Today we left Cairo for Alexandria. We visited the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa. These amazing catacombs are vertical, unlike the Roman ones and a circular staircase takes you down into the depths.Read more
EgyptAswanNag‘ el-RamlaElephantine24°5’21” N 32°53’39” E
April 24 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
Our last port of call in Alexandria was the library. The original one burnt down 48 BC and the world lost many treasures in that fire. The new one is a striking, modern building that holds over 8Read more
EgyptAswanAswân Reservoir ColonyJazīrat Shāsh24°2’4” N 32°53’8” E
EgyptQenaNaj‘ al Masā‘īd25°26’50” N 32°32’15” E
EgyptQenaAsh Shaghab25°30’6” N 32°29’30” E
April 27 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
In the morning, the dust storm had settled down, and we headed out to the Nubian museum, which was really interesting. Managed to catch our Felucca back from the museum to our cruise boat. It wasRead more
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