I was up at 4.40am to do a balloon ride over Luxor. My first balloon ride ever! None of the others wanted to come so I did it alone with a bunch of other people. It was awesome – we…
Luxor – cruising to Aswan on the Nile
After the craziness of Cairo,we were all bracing ourselves for an even crazier time in Luxor. Hubs said about a hundred times that Luxor was bad for touts in your face trying to sell things. And it was hotter than…
Continuing in Cairo
Our second day in Cairo was a relax and recharge day. Hubs’ friends Sam (Syrian but Lebanese when feels like it!) and Ayman (Lebanese) were due to arrive about 8pm and our next ten days would be spent with them,…
Egypt – Cairo
Welcome to crazy Cairo! It was 33 degrees at 2am when I landed, British Airways being late AGAIN. That’s 2 flights late from 2 flights taken on BA – a disgrace. Hubs met me at the airport and she was…
Roma, nostra bella vacanza e’ finito
After a most wonderful week around Tuscany, it was time to return to Roma. Zorba drove the Fiat cinquecento back to Firenze, with Tom Tom giving us easy directions to the car hire office, and we trudged in 35 degree…