A trip to Egypt has been something I’ve dreamed about since I was a child and watched excitedly on television as they explored the Treasures of Tutankhamun on National Geographic in the 1970′s.
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Adventures in Egypt? King Tut and Walking Like an Egyptian
Tagged with: Cairo, Egypt, Luxor, safe travels in Egypt, safety concerns
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Around the World Travel, Cultural Travel, Egypt, Historical Travel, Holiday Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sights, World Travel
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Around the World Travel, Cultural Travel, Egypt, Historical Travel, Holiday Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sights, World Travel
Cairo Donkey Cart – The Pepsi Challenge
On the way to see the pyramids at Giza, we passed a large number of carts, wagons, donkeys, and people.
Tagged with: Cairo, donkey cart, Egypt, Pepsi, Pepsi challenge
Posted in Africa, Around the World Travel, Egypt, Features, Photo of the Day
Posted in Africa, Around the World Travel, Egypt, Features, Photo of the Day
What Am I Doing Here? The Egyptian Hustle
Tagged with: Cairo, Egypt, the Egyptian hustle, Vago Damitio
Posted in Africa, Egypt, Syncopated Family Travel, What Am I Doing Here?
Posted in Africa, Egypt, Syncopated Family Travel, What Am I Doing Here?
What am I doing here? Visiting the Pyramids of Egypt on Horseback
We rode into Giza town like Egyptian cowboy movie heroes on funny saddles with funny stirrups.
Tagged with: Egypt, Giza, Memphis, pyramids in Egypt, Saqqara pyramid, touts at the pyramids
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Cultural Travel, Egypt, UNESCO World Heritage Sights, What Am I Doing Here?, Wonders of the World, World Travel
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Cultural Travel, Egypt, UNESCO World Heritage Sights, What Am I Doing Here?, Wonders of the World, World Travel
The Greatest Vagabond – Ibn Battuta – Moroccan Vagabond
The greatest adventurer of all time for me is the Moroccan vagabond, Ibn Battuta. He not only traveled everywhere in his known world, but he wrote about it in ways that no one before him had. Ibn Battuta’s journey lasted 29 years, so by Moroccan standards, my wife should be understanding of this current journey I’m on.
Tagged with: China, Ibn Battuta, Morocco, Near East, World Travel
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Algeria, Asia, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Extraordinary Vagabonds, Historical Travel, Morocco, solo travel, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World Travel
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Algeria, Asia, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Extraordinary Vagabonds, Historical Travel, Morocco, solo travel, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World Travel
What am I doing here? Flying the Hajji Skies – From Cairo to Morocco
As usually happens when I catch any flight to Morocco, and I can only assume as happens whenever you mix Moroccans and airplanes – chaos ensued.
Tagged with: Cairo, Casablanca, Egypt, Hajj, Hajja, Hajji, Hajjies on a Plane, Morocco
Posted in Africa, Egypt, Morocco, What Am I Doing Here?
Posted in Africa, Egypt, Morocco, What Am I Doing Here?
What am I doing here? Considering Egyptian Souvenirs
I’m not sure why, but I thought it would be very cheap to buy souvenirs and a small gold necklace for my wife in Egypt.
Tagged with: Egypt, Egyptian Souvenirs, Vago Damitio, What am I doing here?
Posted in Egypt, What Am I Doing Here?
Posted in Egypt, What Am I Doing Here?
What Am I doing here? Istanbul, Cairo, Greece and Going Home
Without at least a bit of uncertainty, I find that life and travel don’t hold much interest.I’m still not certain about the ladies hats displayed like flowers….
Tagged with: Cairo, Casablanca, Chios, Ege Palas, Egypt, Erten Konak, flights from Istanbul to Cairo, Greece, istanbul, istnabul to Morocco, Izmir, The Excelsior, Thessaloniki, Turkey, Vago Damitio, What am I doing here?
Posted in Africa, Around the World Travel, Asia, Cruise Travel, Egypt, Europe, Greece, Italy, Luxury Travel, Morocco, solo travel, Turkey, What Am I Doing Here?
Posted in Africa, Around the World Travel, Asia, Cruise Travel, Egypt, Europe, Greece, Italy, Luxury Travel, Morocco, solo travel, Turkey, What Am I Doing Here?
