Giza, Dahshur and Saqqara
I had high expectations of the pyramids, and felt a bit of pressure to come away with at least a few photos without crowds of tourists and clouds of pollution smothering the view. Given the recent...
View ArticleEgypt = 37 degrees
The heat was smothering as we stepped out of Cairo Airport and made our way to Isis Hotel. Thick, enveloping and dry – with a nice hot breeze to match. It felt as though someone was holding a giant...
View ArticleSiwa and the Sahara
We first heard of Siwa in a travel magazine onboard an airplane. It was immediately appealing – a desert oasis, as far west of Cairo as you could be, bordering on Libya. Blue skies, endless soft sand...
View ArticleCyclons, Cadbury and Coke
Battlestar Galactica, Cadbury chocolate, cans of Coke and Cheese & Spices flavoured Doritos. Welcome to Egypt. As we disembarked from our five day Nile cruise, taking in Luxor, Aswan and everything...
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