Albury
19. huhtikuuta 2024, 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
Albury Take 2
20. huhtikuuta 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
So after the disaster that was yesterday, we are underway. Cairo here we come!
Abu Dhabi
21. huhtikuuta 2024, Yhdistyneet Arabiemiirikunnat ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
So far a trip of ups and downs. Losing our booking on Friday which included our premium economy flights was very disappointing, but we actually got upgraded to Premium on the Etihad flight! Who wouldLue lisää
Cairo
21. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
We have arrived!! Drinks on the top deck where you can’t beat the view! Had our meeting with our tour group - only 7 of us and we are from Canada, New York State & London & then us. An early dinnerLue lisää
Cairo
22. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
What an amazing day. We spent the first half of the day at Giza. Pyramids & the Sphinx are just amazing. And to go into the burial chamber in the middle of Khufu’s pyramid was quite mind blowing.Lue lisää
Alexandria
23. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 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.Lue lisää
Alexandria
24. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 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 8Lue lisää
Aswan
25. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Got to Aswan about 9am and headed out to the temple of Philea - a temple dedicated to Isis. This is on an island in the middle of Nile - a massive structure that had to be moved with the building ofLue lisää
Aswan
26. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ⛅ 39 °C
Up ridiculously early as the temperature will be 42 today and we are heading to Abu Simbel. Magnificent temple of Ramses II and his wife did not disappoint. Another huge structure which was moved awayLue lisää
On the move
27. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasLue lisää
The Nile
28. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
A whole day spent floating down the Nile. We stopped at Edfu but didn’t disembark. Relaxed, sat on the deck, enjoyed the view and the pool. Could have kept up with this for days. Went through aLue lisää
Luxor
29. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Started the morning with a hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings - just amazing 🤩. Went up to about 1500m and soaked in the sunrise and surrounds. Then had to hightail it back to theLue lisää
Thebes
30. huhtikuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Wow what a day! Our first stop was the Valley of the Kings where we actually went into three of the tombs! Setnahkt, Siptah & Ramses III - all different periods so quite different. Then onto the tombLue lisää
Cairo
1. toukokuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Early morning flight back to Cairo where we spent most of the day checking out the local markets - lots of winding little streets serving up all sorts of food and wares. As it was the IslamicLue lisää
Cairo by ourselves
2. toukokuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Decided on a quiet day. In the morning Lyn went shopping and Ian went back to the Cairo museum before we all headed off to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. This is where the 22 mummiesLue lisää
And more Cairo
3. toukokuuta 2024, Egypti ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Our ride, Mohammed, picked us up and we headed off to Sakkara. This is where the step pyramid- the oldest of them all - is located. The whole complex is enormous with the site being excavated. We wentLue lisää
Casablanca
4. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We say goodbye to Egypt 🇪🇬🥲. Very interesting flight over - we did not fly over Africa but up towards Albania and then across the Mediterranean, and you could see the actual landscape of allLue lisää
Casablanca Day 2
5. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Started the day at the Museum of Arts - which turned out to be a small gallery with different artists show their wares. The current artist in residence was into lithographs & it was an interestingLue lisää
Casablanca, Rabat & Meknes
6. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A huge day. We started off at the Hassan II mosque, which is one of the few religious sites open to non-Muslims. It can accommodate 25,000 worshipers. The building was spectacular both in decorationLue lisää
Volubilis & Chefchaouen
7. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Volubilis, an old Roman settlement was our first stop with some incredible mosaics. And then onto Chefchaouen - the Blue City. What an amazing place. Our accommodation is brilliant. The view isLue lisää
Chefchauoen & Fes
8. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
First stop this morning was the mosque at the top of the hill. And then back down and up to the top of the city walls where we nearly got run over by a runaway donkey. This deserved a fresh orangeLue lisää
Fes
9. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
A big day exploring the Medina of Fes (Fez El Bali) - it is the largest car-free urban area in the world and the capital during the 13th & 14th centuries. It is a warren of twisting lanes which if weLue lisää
On the way to the Sahara (via Midelt)
10. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Half day in the bus. 4 hours on the road. Left the bustle of Fes and headed through to the Atlas Mountains to Midelt. Passed some wild monkeys on the way - one with a bub. There is a large BerberLue lisää
Sahara Camp
11. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Another driving day! We stopped at a number of places on the way - a local market, an oasis, a bar with a band playing old Moroccan music but finally made it to edge of the Sahara! Checked out ourLue lisää
M’goun valley
12. toukokuuta 2024, Marokko ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We left our lovely little tent, village in the sand and headed to the M’goun Valley. Stopped on the way it’s some amazing amazing 13th century underground infrastructure for moving water aroundLue lisää


























































































































































































































Lucky you missed it [Alison Nikitas]