Essaouira, a historical port town on the south coast of Morocco isn’t only serving up the freshly just-caught fish of the day. For those of you who prefer your plate to be laden with something off the land, then Essaouira’s food options will also provide you with quite a bountiful choice for a small town.Read More
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Luxor-Gateway to: Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple
Luxor
Luxor is the modern name for the city sitting on top of what used to be the Pharaoh’s capital, Thebes (16th-11th centuries). It’s on the east side of the Nile in the southern part of Egypt and is the gateway to Valley of the Kings. Not to be ignored are two other impressive sites that sit a few miles apart at either end of Luxor city. The Luxor Temple and my favorite, the Karnak Temple-both huge ancient monuments.Read More
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Evening Arrival in Cairo
The Beauty in Alexandria’s Ancient
Although everything appears ancient and weathered, Alexandria doesn’t have a jaded feel. It’s vibrant, full of life and ready to test you. Will you take it at face value or dig deeper for the beauty in Alexandria’s ancient façade for its true worth. Afterall, it has been drawing in and possessing travelers, migrants, expats and conqueror’s-Alexander The Great and rulers Cleopatra within its welcoming fold forever.Read More
Floating Along The Nile, Train Rides and Historic Temples
I may be in something close to heaven. Sitting in the shade of a felucca, the sun is radiant but the breeze keeps me cool under the fierce Egyptian sun. I write this floating along the Nile after an, always fun, overnight train ride and visit to historic temples – I’m pretty sure dreams are made of this. Read More
Abu Simbel and Bazaar Experience
A tour day of history, displayed in all its magnificence in the form of the Abu Simbel complex followed up with a fun first-time visit to the local bazaar (market), an experience of vibrancy in color and sound.Read More
Egyptian Pyramids
Cemeteries’ are generally built on the outskirts of towns but close enough for easy visitation and The Egyptian Pyramids followed the same principle. It’s only a 20-30 minute ride to this ancient-world site which sits on a rise below which the modern day city of Cairo sprawls in every direction.
Listening In Silence
Working on my laptop in a coffee shop in Cambodia I wasn’t listening but it wasn’t noise, my normal excuse for a loss of focus, that distracted me. This time it was movement caught out of the corner of my eye and what a great distraction it was. Read More
Sri Lanka – The South in Twelve Days
I’ve written up some helpful tips and suggestions for tripping around the southern part of the magic isle of Sri Lanka. It includes transport options, such as train times, places to eat, sleep, shop and activities to keep you occupied in between along with prices as at November 2017.
It covers in order: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala National Park, Unawatuna, Galle Fort and Colombo.
This is a beautifully picturesque country, alive with nature and full of welcoming locals. Check it out.
The Blessing That Is The Generosity of Strangers
I was blessed to have grown up in a small town in New Zealand, where helping each other out is the norm because its completely natural. There’s no premeditated desire to get something in return. I tentatively add that it could be purely for the selfish reason, that they also get joy out of doing it. But I’m not sure it’s even that. Either way, I went out into the world believing that the blessing that is the generosity of strangers was the norm.Read More
