Suggested viewing in preparation for your trip to Egypt (or just to enjoy a lovely movie if you are not planning a trip) is the star-studded 1978 version of this classic: Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot Angela Lansbury as Solome Otterbourne Bette Davis as Mrs. Van Schuyler Dame Maggie Smith as Mrs. Bowers David Niven Read more

Suggested viewing in preparation for your trip to Egypt (or just to enjoy a lovely movie if you are not planning a trip) is the star-studded 1978 version of this classic: Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot Angela Lansbury as Solome Otterbourne Bette Davis as Mrs. Van Schuyler Dame Maggie Smith as Mrs. Bowers David Niven Read more

Let me start by saying that this is my first overnight cruising of any type. It was a bit of a shell shock at first. Let me explain. We boarded our dahabiyas, The Roman, around noon on Monday, May 20 in 100 degrees plus heat. So it’s hot. Dahabiyas are sailing boats and we are Read more

We have been on the move with little free time to update my blog. I will circle back to the last tours in Cairo, but here are some sights from Luxor: Read more

Today was museum day in Cairo starting with the Egyptian Museum and then heading to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Suffice it to say, I’m glad there is no exam. From the Old Kingdom (2500 BC approx) to the Muhammad Ali Dynasty (the founder of modern Egypt, not the boxer; 19th to 20th Century), Read more

Awesome. Wow. I have no words to describe what we experienced today. Even the pictures don’t do it justice. Read more

As travels go, this one has been smooth sailing so far. Well, after a chaotic departure from home caused by having too much luggage to fit in our medium rental car. I thought we were travelling light…. But a quick trip to SRQ for a mini-van and we were off to Miami with plenty of Read more

Count down at 2 days before we drop Pepper off for her vacation at Bayside Pet Resort, pick up a rental car to drive to Miami and begin the trek to Egypt and Jordan. This trip is the leftover of the cancelled trip to the Holy Land. But even without Israel to look forward to, Read more

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