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 …
Lonely in the Desert
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, …
Rain, Beer and Fish’n’Chips
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 …
Our Route
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, …