After arriving in Dahab, I decided to leave immediately to take a side trip to Jordan. On an impulse I decided to join Clare, whom I’d met on the way from Hurgada to Dahab. She was traveling with her family after visiting her brother who was attempting a kayak trip down the entire length of...
The temple of Abu Simbel is about 100 miles south of Aswan, and in order to get there at the best time, you have to leave at around 3:00 am. I got picked up in a minibus crammed full with about 15 other bleary eyed tourists who were all snoring more or less soundly within...
After exploring the ancient sites near Cairo, it was time to head farther south into the country to visit a few of the antiquities on the Nile valley. I looked into bus schedules, but quickly decided to book a berth on the overnight tourist train from Cairo to Aswan. Arriving at the railway...
Once I arrived in Cairo, one of the first things that I wanted to do was head out to Giza to see the pyramids. Originally I figured I’d just go take the local bus out here, but after checking out my guidebook I decided that I’d get more out of it by hooking up...
