Magical Cruise by Nour El Nil
The centerpiece of our trip is a five day cruise up the Nile from near Luxor down to Aswan. Along the way we’ll stop in more temples and tombs that…
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First Day in Luxor
Our first full day in fantastic and magical Luxor. We’re staying at the Hilton Luxor which is situated right on the Nile a little bit to the north of Luxor…
The Long Road to Luxor
Our trip starts in ancient Luxor, once the capital of Egypt and formerly known as Thebes. Luxor is a few hundred kilometers south of Cairo on the Nile River and…
An Egypt Adventure Awaits
Next week we’ll be setting off on our newest adventure to the amazing country of Egypt. This ancient land offers a remarkable blend of history, stunning landscapes, and vibrant culture…
Oh The Things You’ll See
Just a collection of random trip thoughts and experiences. When we arrived at our first camp in the bush, the host was showing us our room when a spider crawled…
Africa Videos
Our internet access was intermittent and slow when we had it. Uploading a post could take an hour. So we didn’t upload any videos while we were on our trip.…
Coming Home
On our last morning in Franschhoek we enjoyed breakfast in the dining room of our farmhouse and then our driver took us to the Cape Town airport, about an hour…
Franschhoek
The final stop of our trip was in a town called Franschhoek, which translates to “French Corner” from Afrikaans. Franschhoek was settled by Europeans starting in 1688 with the Huguenots…
Cape of Good Hope
On our last morning in Cape Town we had planned to hire a driver to take us to the Cape of Good Hope and then onwards to our final stop…
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
This place is rocking the art world right now. Mainly because of the setting. Just looking at you’d never know this was an art museum. There was an old grain…