8th June: It’s hard to get up in the morning. We are sleeping quite badly during Ramadan as there seem to be a lot of pre-dawn calls which make sleeping between about 3am and 5am quite difficult. We are out of the house by 6.30am and our first stop is Read more…
We had decided that we couldn’t afford a Felucca trip, but when our accommodation in Aswan was cancelled a few days before, we found a last-minute deal. On arrival, it is obvious why the Felucca trip is not as popular at this time of year. It is simply almost too Read more…
Marsa Alam:1st-5th June I admit to having a few second thoughts over the last couple of weeks, about some of our travel plans in Egypt. The Sinai Peninsula, that is shaped like a sharks tooth and sits between the mainland of Egypt and Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, has a Read more…
Arriving in Egypt: 29th June When we first started talking about exiting our current life and travelling, I introduced it after a particularly glum day in Grey Lynn, like this…. Hey kids, who wants to travel around the world next year? Kids: Yeah right! You’re always talking about it and Read more…