Category Archives: Egypt

>Alexandria, Egypt, where we didn’t go.

Posted on August 30, 2009 by

>We never made it to Alexandria this year, due to a strange combination of pirates and swine flu. It is usually the base for our tour departures to the Pyramids, but the guests instead did an overnight tour and missed … Continue reading →

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Through the Suez Canal, on to Europe

Posted on August 28, 2009 by

They say the Suez is not terribly exciting, but we definitely outran the pirates to get there. Sand on both sides, there are still some interesting sights to see. People watch from the cool of the ship Could this be … Continue reading →

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>Swimming in Safaga

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

> In Safaga Egypt, you can do one of two things – take a 3 hour bus ride to the Valley of The Kings and Temple of Luxor, or lounge around at one of their many beach resorts. Unfortunatley, the … Continue reading →

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>Safaga Can be Surprising

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

>While everybody took the all day long bus trip to the Valley of the Kings, I stayed onboard the ship. It’s a really long bus ride. If you are very keen to see this you can just see my pics … Continue reading →

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>Alexandria Egypt by night, with Roque

Posted on June 4, 2007 by

>After the Pyramid tour we still had some time to explore Alexandria, so me and Roque took two bikes to see the town. We soon came across a night market.They were selling everything there. Fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, live animals … Continue reading →

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And the Pyramids, at last..

Posted on June 1, 2007 by

Cairo is a short 2 hour bus ride from Alexandria, which is the second largest city in Egypt.Everyone on the tour bus was sleeping. Most of us work nights and had the day off. I felt sorry for the guide, … Continue reading →

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>And the Pyramids, at last..

Posted on June 1, 2007 by

>Cairo is a short 2 hour bus ride from Alexandria, which is the second largest city in Egypt.Everyone on the tour bus was sleeping. Most of us work nights and had the day off. I felt sorry for the guide, … Continue reading →

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Through the sandy Suez, and Roque makes a new purchase

Posted on May 29, 2007 by

Our trip through the Suez Canal was almost twice as expensive as the Panama Canal, a whoppping half a million dollars. As there are no locks, it seems a lot less manpower is involved, we simply join the convoy of … Continue reading →

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>Through the sandy Suez, and Roque makes a new purchase

Posted on May 29, 2007 by

>Our trip through the Suez Canal was almost twice as expensive as the Panama Canal, a whoppping half a million dollars. As there are no locks, it seems a lot less manpower is involved, we simply join the convoy of … Continue reading →

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The biggest convoy in the world to the Valley of the Kings and Luxor

Posted on May 28, 2007 by

It is mandatory to travel in a convoy to get to the valley of the Kings. I think that some tourists were robbed once by bandits while traveling that road so they implemented precautions.Our convoy was huge, transporting all the … Continue reading →

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