Category: Egypt
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Egyptian Transportation
I decided to wrap up our glimpse of Egypt with a post about our transportation there. There are many options when travelling and though we are fairly conventional with our travel, we do try to do some interesting things as well. If you are curious about travel I hope you find this interesting. Our time…
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Temples of Luxor
After our brief time in Giza walking among the pyramids and the sphinx, I thought we had seen the highlights of Egypt. Wrong. Though for me, the pyramids were beyond incredible, I have to admit the temples of Luxor further cement the fact that ancient Egypt truly is the pinnacle of ancient civilizations. I have…
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Cairo and the Pyramids
Egypt is certainly a country of many faces. The Red Sea was beautiful, Sharm el Sheikh was glitzy and an all inclusive haven, and Cairo was a massive dirty city. However, the one thing they all had in common was people. We were very impressed though at the commitment to preserving the historical, archaeologic, and…
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Diving the Red Sea
This particular diving adventure actually started a couple of decades ago when we watched a short series on scuba diving called ‘Descending’. Two divers visited some of the best dive locations in the world. One of them was the Red Sea and it hooked us immediately. So when Karen’s birthday coincided with an opening in…