We were up early again today, this time for a long drive to Abu Simbel. We had tried to get flights from Aswan but there was no availability so we checked out of our hotel at 5am and travelled by bus to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Abu Simbel. After leaving Aswan, and passing … Continue reading Abu Simbel
The next morning, it was a particularly evil 3am start to get up for a flight to Aswan. A decent airport cafe coffee didn’t do much to improve the flight experience; an interminable security queue (they have lots of security here), followed by a very busy, very smelly flight. Fortunately, the other side was much … Continue reading Smelly planes and hot runs
On Friday at terrible o’clock AM, we headed to the airport to start our trip to Africa. We’re off to spend the next two weeks exploring around the ancient world of Egypt. Nestled between a war-torn Sudan, a live war zone in Gaza, and the unstable and dangerous Libya, Egypt strikes an Oasis of relative … Continue reading A land of Gods and Pharaohs
At 7:30am on the morning of 3rd December, we’re met at the hotel by a bus alongside 16 others eagerly awaiting its arrival. Rudy, the driver, is a larger than life local ‘fixer’ who is transporting us to Punterenas, a Costa Rican port on the Pacific coast. It’s a long and circuitous journey - the … Continue reading Treasure Island
Our last few days on mainland Costa Rica are spend at Manuel Antonio National Park. A couple of comments from Arlet suggested this would be much more touristy than Corcovada, and she didn’t seem too excited. When we arrived however, despite the usual clutter of wee souvenier tat shops and touristy restaurants, we were pleasantly … Continue reading Manuel Antonio National Park
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