La Maison Arabe, Marrakech
Marrakech is one of those enticingly exotic cities of many a traveller’s imagination. Her texture, light and visage are a sensory overload, and her welcoming people create instant connections with Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Africa
Marrakech – city tour and historic hotels
So much of our visit to Marrakech centred around our exquisite Moroccan hotel, La Maison Arabe, from outstanding meals to hammam treatments, cooking classes to jazz piano bar entertainment (see Continue Reading →
InterContinental Cairo Citystars
After our four hour wait at Aswan airport (see previous post) it was such a relief to be delivered safely to the sparkling oasis of the InterContinental Cairo Citystars late Continue Reading →
Abu Simbel, Egypt
We discovered that EgyptAir easily and often change or cancel their flights, sometimes with little notice. Our flights from Aswan to Abu Simbel return, planned well in advance, were such Continue Reading →
Nile Cruise (Part 2) – Philae Temple & Nubian Village
A new day in Egypt and more lovely people to meet. We met our driver, Ramy, this morning, who will be taking care of us tomorrow in our transfer to Continue Reading →
Nile Cruise (Part 1) – Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples
Temple of Horus at Edfu An early start this morning was necessary as we had a site to see before sailing on later in the morning. The Temple of Horus Continue Reading →
Luxor (Part 4) – Karnak Temple & Luxor Museum
Karnak and Luxor Temples lie at either end of Luxor and were once joined by the Avenue of the Sphinxes. In typically grand ancient Egyptian urban design, this 3km road Continue Reading →
Luxor (Part 3) – Abydos & Dendera
Yesterday’s mammoth day of sightseeing was nearly matched with another very full day close on its heels. The magnitude of this day, however, was not in the number of ancient Continue Reading →
Luxor (Part 2) – Valley of the Kings & Temple of Hatshepsut
What a bloody big day we had! Mara, the owner of our accommodation in Luxor, Mara House, likes to pack as much as possible into each day her guests are Continue Reading →
Luxor (Part 1) – Arrival
Cairo to Luxor Checking out of the InterContinental Cairo Semiramis we were asked if we required transportation to the airport. We nodded and thanked and were told a hotel driver Continue Reading →