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Day 70: What better way to wind down after a long day of travel than to spend a couple of hours on the Nile on the good felucca Relax? (That was the name of the boat. Relax. So we did.)
Helmed by an amicable pair of Nubian boatsman and business partners, we rounded Elephantine Island in […]

Day 69: After a shocker of a bus trip, this place really fit the bill. Kate described it as a budget option trying to do everything that it could to attain mid-range status.
This included staff with uniforms, daily room cleaning, inexpensive in-room wireless internet access, a safe, a fridge, a rooftop “pool” and a […]

Day 69: We’re back at the Hurghada bus station for the Upper Egypt Bus Company. The previous day we’d endured a crossing of the Red Sea in which our high speed boat lurched dangerously from right to left as it was tossed by extreme waves, some higher than the boat itself.
Attempting to board the […]

Day 68: As our evening in Hurghada was unscheduled, it was a relief to be able to turn up at this budget place at short notice, even if it was on the grotty side. As an indication of the character of this place, breakfast was included however tea refills came at an extra charge. We […]

Day 68: At 2285 metres, Mount Sinai is not Egypt’s tallest but let’s just say what it lacks in height it makes up for in history.
Moses took down the Ten Commandments here. (We happened to be sitting on a rock waiting for the sun to come up when a nearby tour guide informed his […]

Days 65-68: Dahab, on the east coast, of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, was our first stop in Egypt, and it sure was a nice place to relax. Apart from our one evening of exertion, climbing nearby Mount Sinai, the rest of the time was largely spent sitting in our waterside restaurant drinking delicious fruit juices and […]

Day 64: Our last full day in Jordan we took the minibus from Petra out to Wadi Rum, the protected desert area celebrated by Lawrence of Arabia, where we spent the day on a four wheel drive tour of the main sights.
Within easy driving distance of Wadi Rum village we explored canyons, rock bridges and […]

Days 61-63: After a few nights in cheaper places we decided to treat ourselves in Petra, where we stayed at the Amra Palace, which immediately impressed us with its clean rooms and swimming pool. However the best was yet to come: our shower was the best that we could remember in more than two months […]