Cairo: The Mother of the World
Come with me on a journey through the streets of Cairo. It is one of the oldest cities in the …
Category Archives: Egypt
Taken for a ride in Luxor. And the Biggest Religious Building of all Time.
20 October 2015. One afternoon in Luxor: we start walking from the hotel to the local food market. We’re hassled …
The Queen Who Was King, a Hippo Cake, and The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh
18-20 October 2015. We have no idea what to expect. We have spent the night docked at the town of …
The Nile, Forever New and Old – Cruising From Aswan to Luxor
16-18 October 2015. In the thick darkness the water slips by on each side of us like long black velvet …
God Kings and Crocodile Gods: Egypt’s Abu Simbel and Kom Ombo
16-17 October 2015. In 1813 in the land of Nubia a boy living on the banks of the Nile showed …
Sacred River From the Stars: the Eternal Nile.
15-17 Oct 2015. Looking over the heads of the two men crouching in the stern of the boat I can …
Egypt’s Southern Gateway: Aswan and the Temple of Isis
15-17 October 2015. Once there was an island in the mighty Nile River, a little south of what is now …
Alexandria: An Exotic Blend of Adversity and Affluence
13-15 October 2015. We’re up early. Painfully early. Out in front of the hotel I watch as our group’s luggage …
The Riddle of the Sphinx and the Enigma of the Pyramids
11-12 October 2015. A wave of fear washes over me. I’m bent double, surrounded by stone – floor, walls, and …
If Ever There Was a Time to Visit Egypt it is Now!
A couple more posts to come on Australia’s fabulous Northern territory, plus posts about Hawaii, Sweden, Turkey and Jordan, and …
Adventures in Wonderland 