Category: World Trip 2009
A 52-day trip covering five countires; USA, Egypt, England, Belgium and Australia between 22 May 2009 and 12 July 2009
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Wednesday 17 June 2009 Highlights: Snorkelling in the Red Sea Today we went swimming in the Red Sea or should I say snorkelling. It was great fun and I got to see lots of different colourful fish. There were a couple of ladies who swam dressed head to toe, likely due to religious and cultural…
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Tuesday 16 June 2009 Highlights: Cancelled ferry and long travelling day A disappointing day. We got up had breakfast and were ready to go at 7.45 am however the fates had other ideas. The authorities decided the winds were too strong for the ferry so our 5 hour travelling time was changed dramatically upwards with…
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Monday 15 June 2009 Highlights: All-terrain vehicle desert safari Our last night in Luxor saw the power go off and on 3 times, once when I was in the shower! Having successfully found my away around in the dark we headed off early to Hurghada. Hurghada is basically a resort town which seems to attract…
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Sunday 14 June 2009 Highlights: Karnak Temple, Luxor Museum Our last full day in Luxor saw as heading to our last temple of the trip the Karnak Temple. In reality this is a series of temples inside each other including one built by Ramesses II. The Temple was built during the middle kingdom and includes…
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Saturday 13 June 2009 Highlights: Valley of the Kings, Mummification Museum Today we got up early to visit the Valley of the Kings. This is the location of 62 Pharaohs including Tutankhamen (King Tut). After a boat ride over the Nile and a short truck journey we all got to ride a donkey to the…
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Friday 12 June 2009 Highlights: Beautiful sunrise over the Nile, Temple of Kom Ombo, Temple of Edfu, Luxor Temple During the night at around 4 am I woke up cold sleeping under the stars and ended up needing to use the blanket I took from the QANTAS flight to Los Angeles at the start of…
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Thursday 11 June 2009 Highlights: Felucca sailing, swimming in the Nile, sleeping under the stars on the Nile Today was our day and night on the felucca sailing down the Nile. We spent most of the day sitting on the sides of the felucca enjoying the sights, the air and the Nile water occasionally hitting…
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Wednesday 10 June 2009 Highlights: Visiting Abu Simbel, Night Market shopping Today started with a 3 AM WAKE UP CALL. We had all agreed to go on the option tour to Abu Simbel, and this was done by linking up with other groups for safety reasons. It took about 3.5 hours to get there. Abu…
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Tuesday 9 June 2009 Highlights: Local markets, Felucca ride down the Nile, small village visit. Well the air conditioning on the train stopped during the night making it much hotter than desired but I survived in my single cabin. It was much harder on others who were sharing. Still a very comfortable train and I…
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Monday 8 June 2009 Highlights: Giza Pyramids, Visiting Papyrus and Perfume Outlets, Overnight Train We started with a 7 am wake up call, 7.30 am breakfast, a welcome to Amy and off we headed at 8 am to the Giza Pyramids. As soon as I got into the paid area I made the mistake of…
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