Travel Adventures

So our travels are over and I’m sure you thought you were done. But a few more things I learned have to be shared. Obelisks Obelisks...

So we begin what becomes our 24 hour trip home. And when we arrive in SF – my luggage doesn’t arrive. My AirTags say it is still in...

Sunrise from our camp And we are picked up at 8 and begin our 4 1/2 hour drive to Jerash. It is one of the top 3 ancient Roman ruins (I...

How exciting… but such a surprise. We start off at 8 o’clock and it is 34 degrees out. None of us packed for this. Really wished we...

Sorry for the delay, I am too verbose…had to buy a larger plan! And if this one doesn’t come thru with pictures – I give up and we will...

So we are up early again, gather our luggage and are picked up to go to the airport. From Aswan we fly south over 500 miles to Abu...

First stop Philae Temple. This Temple is dedicated to Isis, the Goddess of Love. It is on an island a bit south of the old dam. It was...

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Fun fact: the Nile runs South to North, starting south of the equator and emptying into the Mediterranean. Because of this Cairo which is...

We are picked up at 5:30 to make a 7:30 flight to Luxor. The flight takes about an hour, and then another hour to get your luggage. ...

So let me finish up yesterday. The Egyptians got the blue color around their eyes by applying copper and letting it oxidize. Audrey came...

We are all up and raring to go….specially Audrey who didn’t sleep all night, but we will wear her out today. First stop breakfast at the...

Slept thru breakfast..after a lite lunch we decided to take a walk. Walking in Cairo is not for the faint of heart. The concierge gave...

We started out Wednesday night. We flew from SFO to Munich. Four hour layover in Munich. We were pretty exhausted. But things looked...