Elephantine Island is a traffic-free retreat, brimming with wildlife and steeped in generations of proud identity. Known in Ancient Egypt for its strategic position and…
Aswan
After the tourist hustle of Luxor, arriving in laid-back Aswan was a welcome relief. This Nile-side town may be the last stop for cruise-liners but…
West Bank and the Valley of the Kings by bike
The Valley of the Kings is what makes the West Bank of Luxor famous however there is so much more to see here. It is…
Ancient Karnak
A place of pilgrimage for thousands of years, we started our own trip to Karnak by walking the 3km from the centre of Luxor along…
Luxor
The Ancient City of Thebes, now known as Luxor, has drawn visitors for thousands of years. The Nile is the life-blood of the city and is…
Industrious Garbage City
At the recommendation of Tash’s cousin, Rebecca, a past Cairo resident, we took a day trip to a ward of the city we may not…
The Treasures of the Egyptian Museum
In the very heart of the Cairo the massive Egyptian Museum can be found just off revolutionary Tahrir Square. This metropolitan museum houses millennia of…
The Iconic Pyramids of Giza
In the unexpected ease of an Uber, a motorway bounded by stark sandy-brown apartment blocks, channeled us to the great monuments; the Pyramids of Giza….
Intriguing Islamic Cairo
Wandering around the Islamic district of Cairo is one of the best ways to see what everyday life is like in the city. Narrow noisy…
Cairo
Arriving in Cairo at 4am was possibly the only time of day that we did not hear the continuous blare of car horns. If you…