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- 18 June - Valley of the kingsAnother 6.00 am start to beat the heat for the Valley of the Kings. We saw three tombs as part of the tour and opted for an additional tour inside the tomb of King Tut. We have an Egyptolist with Posted by Bowlers4 in The big retirement trip | Jun 19, 2011
- 17 June - LuxorIt was a 6.00 am start today as we met the rest of the group on the bus trip to the airport. There are about 2 lots of Aussies, 1 Kiwi couple and the rest are Americans. Only 22 on Posted by Bowlers4 in The big retirement trip | Jun 18, 2011
- 15 June - CairoArrived in Cairo and met by Insight Vacations - a welcome sight. Transported to the Marriott and another security screening to check in. Here we have a day and half before the rest of the tour group arrives so it's Posted by Bowlers4 in The big retirement trip | Jun 18, 2011
- May 14 - Hatshepsut's Temple and Howard Carter's HouseToday we had a leisurely morning: slept in a bit, had some breakfast, and packed up for our flight this afternoon. We have hired a taxi driver to take us out to Hatshepsut’s Temple and Cart Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 14, 2011
- May 13 - Day Trip to AbydosWe are now on our way to Abydos, the cult center of Osiris, 90 miles north of Luxor. It was originally built by Seti I, XIX Dynasty, New Kingdom, with additional work completed by his son, Ramses II. (When it Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 13, 2011
- May 13 - Day Trip to DenderaWe are leaving this morning at seven thirty for a day trip to Dendera and Abydos but first we need to have a hearty breakfast: fried eggs, tahini, leavened bread, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, coffee, fuul, falafel, and cheese. This Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 13, 2011
- Egypt - Land of Pyramids With Cairo only a two hour flight from Istanbul and the usual crowds of tourists much lower than normal, I decided it would be a good time to visit. I read blogs and emailed people who had recently been Posted by goodearth in Sojourn in Turkey | May 30, 2011
- May 12 - Karnak Sound and Light ShowOkay, I know what you're thinking: "Sound and Light Show, huh? Can there be anything more touristy?" I personally think these sound and light shows are hokey. And we have had a lot of people tell us which shows are Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 12, 2011
- May 12 - Back to LuxorWe are up early and out of our hotel by 6:30 a.m. this morning: we have a seven o’clock train to catch for Luxor. Having tried three times in the last three days to purchase our tickets in advance, we Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 12, 2011
- May 11 - Abu SimbelWe are up early and by four o'clock we are at a parking lot for the early caravan to Abu Simbel. There are two caravans a day to Abu Simbel: one at 4:00 a.m. and one at 11:00 a.m. The Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 11, 2011
- May 10 - Our last day and night on the dahabeeyahI woke up early this morning and am up to see the sunrise. Very beautiful but very noisy: birds and lots of them, donkeys, cows, crickets, and frogs. They all have something to say early in the morning. [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/357242/IMG Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 10, 2011
- Cairo, Egypt April 2009Last Spring (2009), I traveled to Cairo, Egypt with a group of teachers from New England on a trip organized by Paul Beran, the Director of Harvard;s Center for Middle Eastern Studies. We gathered several times in Boston to Posted by bczlapinski in The Aesthetic of Lostness | May 19, 2011
- Egypt: Cairo: Go Taxi Go to the Go Bus!===We got up today ready to get on a bus unfortunately our tour guide had different plans for us. Our driver was supposed to pick us up at 8am but when he didn’t show by 8:40am we hopped into Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 12, 2011
- Egypt: Sharm el-Sheikh: Seeing Blue in the Red Sea ===At 8:30am the bus arrived to take us to the jetty. Just before that Ruby had left to go to the pharmacy about a 5 min walk away to buy some ibuprofen. She was surprised to see how Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 11, 2011
- Egypt:Sharm el-Sheikh: Odds Are 10 to 1 on a Good Dive Shop ===There are some countries that are just known for breakfast foods; Belgian waffles, French crepes, American biscuits and gravy (Tony), but Egypt is definitely not known for anything having to do with breakfast! After our cold eggs and cheese Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 10, 2011
- Egypt:Sharm El-Sheikh:A Burning Desire to Reach the Red Sea===At 730am we woke to a nice toasty fire . . . of burning tires in the middle of the road. The road to Sharm el-Sheikh had been blocked off by protesters. It’s a little unclear but we Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 9, 2011
- Egypt: Luxor: These Buses Are Giving Me a Karnak Headache===We had a wakeup call scheduled for 8am but actually awoke to the call to prayer at 6:00am from the mosque across the street! That motivated Ruby to get up so she started working on the blog for a bit Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 8, 2011
- Egypt: Luxor: Valley of the Kings and a Cross Dressing Queen===We slept in today and got picked up around 11am to head to the Valley of Kings which came into existence during the Pharonic period. WOW! This is something we were really looking forward to because we’d read all about Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 7, 2011
- Egypt: Edfu:Birthing Chairs, Surgeries, and a Water Elevator===Tony never fails to surprise me . . . on the itinerary today is something called the Esna Lock and I say “what the heck is a lock”? Tony says matter-of-factly that it is like a “water elevator” and Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 6, 2011
- May 9 - Nile cruise continuesAhhh! Today was a perfect lazy day continuing to sail (and I mean sail this time) down the Nile. The weather is perfect, cooler than it has been in the last few days. Most of us are lying about reading Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 9, 2011
- May 8 - Nile cruise continuesAnother great night being rocked to sleep by the boat. We are up early and having breakfast at 7:30 a.m. so we have some time to explore the temple and quarry. On the boat Ismail gives us a short lecture Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 8, 2011
- Egypt, Amman and SplitDay 19 – Cairo Just laxed out today, watched movies, caught up on photos and facebook etc, and only ventured out of our hotel for a feed at the local deaf KFC – took me a while to realize why they Posted by liz3rd in Liz & Karz's Amazing OE! | May 13, 2011
- May 7 - Nile Cruise continues: Edfu TempleHeld off as long as I could and finally went to bed about 10:00 p.m. last night. Slept great! We tied up about 40 km north of Edfu last night. This morning we will continue on and arrive in Edfu Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 7, 2011
- May 6 - the Amoura dahabeeyah for our Nile cruiseWe have arrived at our boat, the Amoura dahabeeyah), and it’s wonderful! We have the Owner’s Suite, which runs along the back of the boat and includes a balcony where we can relax privately. There are six cabins plus one suite; Posted by MeijiBlack in MeijiBlack's Egypt | May 6, 2011
- Egypt: Aswan: Ramses the II’s 64th Wife ===I know this is supposed to be vacation but for some reason we were up well before the crack of dawn again . . . this time it was 2:30am to catch a ride to the Abu Simbel temple off Posted by Tony.Ruby in Ruby and Tony - Around the World | May 5, 2011
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