Marrakesh, a former imperial city in western Morocco, is home to mosques, palaces and gardens and seemed like an ideal destination for a long weekend away with the girls. A few of us are well travelled…. a few of us not; so I arrived in Marrakesh slightly apprehensive of how we would handle North Africa. We […]
Well I’ve just finished two weeks of exporting the Tombs, Temples & Treasure of Egypt and now its time to relax for a week. I have arrived in Dahab after a very long bus ride from Cairo. Dahab is a small town situated on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Formerly a Bedouin […]
I’ve spent the last two nights cruising the nile as part of my tour of Egypt. It feels very surreal, I feel like an explorer in an Indiana Jones movie. I sailed by Felucca, which is a traditional Egyptian sailboat, that have plied the mighty Nile since ancient times. Being a wind-powered craft with no motor, […]
I booked this trip to Egypt last minute and although I’ve travelled a lot by myself in the past I felt that it was best to book on a tour for this destination. I booked via ‘On the Go’ Tours and it was a great trip (would recommend). Our tour was a young group, 20-30 […]
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest monument on the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is also the only one left standing. It is a marvel of human engineering and construction, and its sheer size and scale rivals any structure built within the last few hundred years. It’s construction, though, has always been the subject […]
Intrepid traveller who enjoys unique, obscure and off-the-beaten track locations to traditional 'hot-spots'. Seeking out lesser-known eateries while abroad to ensure an authentic local experience. LAST SEEN: Sailing the Aegean Sea NEXT STOP: Snorkelling on the beautiful island of Rarotonga
