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Jambo (hello in Swahili)! It has been awhile since our last blog and so this one will be a long one. So much has happened since we landed in Nairobi March 11th. Contents1 Nairobi2 The Truck Tour3 Arusha4 Safari5 Visiting the Hospital in Arusha6 Zanzibar Nairobi We flew Kenya Airways from Cairo to Nairobi and we had very low expectations for …
The last week has been all about relaxation and has kind of felt like a vacation from the vacation. Contents1 Sharm El Sheikh – Hilton Style2 Egyptian Food3 Chilling out in Dahab4 The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round…(hopefully!)5 Back in Cairo6 Egypt In Review Sharm El Sheikh – Hilton Style From Luxor, we had pre-booked a flight …
In our first blog, we had just arrived in Luxor. Luxor is located along the Nile and contains a wealth of ancient Egyptian sights. It is also a popular destination for tourists who want to come and see the temples and tombs. Coming from the desert into Luxor was like night and day and we were not used to seeing …
Contents1 Greetings from Egypt!2 Cairo3 Into the Desert4 The Police Presence5 The Kind Stranger Greetings from Egypt! We left London in the same fashion as when we arrived, in rain. We arrived into Cairo late in the evening and had pre-arranged to have a pickup to our hotel. Egypt is very overwhelming for the senses – the sounds, the smells, …
Thanks to everyone for your well wishes. We plan on updating the blog once a week, so we hope you enjoy the pics and stories. We arrived into London, with typical British weather, rain, rain, rain. We picked up our rental car and headed to Birmingham to visit Paul’s Aunt and family. The highlight was meeting Mason, Paul’s cousin’s baby. We …
2006 Trip – Our Route Feb 11 – depart Toronto for England (1 week to visit Paul’s relatives and friends) Feb 19 – depart London for Cairo, Egypt (3 weeks) Mar 10 – depart Cairo for Nairobi, Kenya. We embark on an organized 8 week camping safari that takes us from Nairobi, through Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and finishes in Capetown, …
