A slow day towards the Western Desert
by 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 …
Month: November 2011
Longest border crossing: Into Egypt at last
by 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 …
Egyptian pizza and another visit to the souq
Last night before we went to bed we heard a huge commotion in the street – music, drums, cars hooting and lots of people – …
Doing the tourist-thing in Aswan
(25 November 2011) Last night we admired the view of Aswan from the roof of the Hathor Hotel after sunset. The mosques are beautifully lit …
Welcome to Egypt!
Despite the cold wind blowing on the deck last night we had a great night sleeping outside. The starlit sky was amazing as the boat …
Waving the Motomias good bye
The plan was to meet Mazar in town at 11h00, but we haven’t spoken since the previous morning and we gave our passports to him …
Meeting a donkey called Chevrolet
We had a slow morning as everything in Sudan normally only starts happening around 10 am. We ended up at another little road side café …
Wadi Halfa and the end of our stay in lovely Sudan
(21 November 2011) Our last bush-camp spot in Sudan was the best. We had a good view of the road on the distant horizon, but …
