Housekeeping makes our day
by 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
by 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 …
Temporarily detained in Abri
We woke up only to find that we did end up in the front yard of a little house last night :o) It was a …
Desert camping in Northern Sudan
(19 November 2011) The wind picked up during the night and I had to wrap myself in the tent cover on Tania’s porch. I woke …
