luxor: west bank sites
Yesterday was a full day of ancient sites and excellent Egyptian food. I woke up from a rooster crowing! Seriously, it called “Roo-uh roo-uh rooooo”. That was followed by the…
travels
luxor
Naturally we had to haggle for the taxi ride. Every transaction begins with an argument. We both really dislike it. We could pay the first price offered, but it is…
overnight train from cairo to luxor
The train was interesting — and eye-opening about the divide between the first world and the third. We decided to take the overnight train from Cairo to Luxor, as internal…
luxor
Naturally we had to haggle for the taxi ride. Every transaction begins with an argument. We both really dislike it. We could pay the first price offered, but it is…
overnight train from cairo to luxor
The train was interesting — and eye-opening about the divide between the first world and the third. We decided to take the overnight train from Cairo to Luxor, as internal…
cairo: egyptian museum
We had our last breakfast looking out onto the Giza Plateau, and the massive, ancient, extraordinary pyramids. I loved the Egyptian breakfast, and I loved the scenery. We packed up,…
cairo: islamic and coptic cairo
We had an awesome day of sightseeing today; I have much to report. We had planned to ask our hosts if they could connect us with a guide for Cairo…
cairo: markets
This is going to sound like a bad day — but it wasn’t a bad day. It was a crazy day, a day that we’ll probably talk about in amazement…
post about saqarra now coirrected
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saqarra, dahshur, memphis
I had a bit of a rough night — what am I doing drinking strong tea at night?? — but I must be running on a travel high, because we…
cairo, day two
I was very pleased to have slept a full night last night. The time difference is so much easier going east. We hear the Muslim call to prayer very loudly,…
cairo, day one
Greetings from the Pyramids View Inn, Cairo, Egypt. Although I don’t post photos until after we return (sometimes well after!), this is one photo you have to see now. This…
pupdate and soon off to egypt
Things are considerably calmer around here now. The three giant issues we were dealing with have all settled down. One, as much as I hate it, we’ve adjusted to Tala’s…
travel safety in egypt vs anywhere else in the world
When I tell people I’m going to Egypt, they are happy and excited for me. Then, almost everyone asks me if it’s safe there, and says, “Be careful.” The recent…
on a language adventure with mango languages
We are going to Egypt! We’re super excited about it. It’s someplace we’ve always wanted to go. In fact, it’s the only country that Allan has always wanted to see.…
last day and home
We spent our last day in Oregon poking around downtown Ashland, looking at scarves and jewelry and used books. We don't shop much when we travel, but there were a…
random observations on southern oregon, great kitchens, family love, and absent eagles
This morning we woke up at 3:45 a.m., packed up the car with binoculars, cameras, sandwiches, and coffee, and drove two hours in the dark. According to our guidebook and…
the rest of the trip
This is the view from my brother and sister-in-law's new home in Oregon. Last year B+SIL retired, pull up stakes, sold their home in New Jersey, and moved to the…
leaving vancouver: in which we discover the scary truth about canadian passports
This was an eventful day! We started at the Acme Cafe, for another BOGO breakfast. The food is great even without the discount. But a free goat cheese-portobello-sun dried tomato…
vancouver, day four
Our last day in Vancouver was a full one. It included a library, great art, a meet-up with an activist-friend... and noodles!I didn't want another breakfast at the hotel, so…