The long way down, but first +2 East
by We were biting nails yesterday as we had our flight tickets booked for today at 13h45 and thus had to leave Alexandria by at least …
Category: Egypt
Good news! Shipping sorted
Phew! What a day! But we have good news – the Motomias are safely in their container with the Voetspore team’s Amaroks at the port …
The final challenge: Shipping the Motomias back safely
by From Sunday the only thing on our brains was “shipping”. We basically had three days to get the Motomias loaded and the admin sorted. Today …
Alexandria at last, but what a day!
We got up before sunrise as we still had 520 km to go. The plan was to ride hard to reach the pyramids at Giza …
Egypt’s White Desert
Early morning we woke up (being tucked into bed at 8pm last night), well rested and eager to get back on the road. The family …
Staying with an Egyptian family in the Western desert
We struggled to get up early as it was very cold outside. The setting was beautiful in the morning light… Dressing up warmly we set …
A slow day towards the Western Desert
We left Aswan at about 8am looking forward to tackling the last part of the journey to Alexandria through the Western Desert in Egypt. Not …
Longest border crossing: Into Egypt at last
This morning, while having breakfast, Kamal arrived at the hotel. Last night we contacted a new broker (or fixer) since Kamal didn’t sound too interested …
Housekeeping makes our day
We spent another day in Aswan waiting for the bikes to arrive, but still no luck. We are hoping that they will arrive tonight or …
Abu Simbel and still no escaping Aswan
Last night we witnessed two more weddings from our room. It looks like you go to the Isis Hotel and order a ‘standard wedding’, since …
