Part 77 Israel - Steeped in History
20 Days Exploring Israel April 2018: The Highlights
We are staying with friends in Herzliyya, just north of Tele Aviv, this is the Mediterranean beach at sunset.
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Part 76 Jordan - Mt Nebo and Petra
We arranged a 2 day tour of Jordan and first stop is the 1300 year old church in Madaba.
This area is famous for mosaics and perhaps the most famous is the eastern Meditation...
Part 75 Egypt - Loaded but did it go in the ship ?
No, not loading today !
But we have moved closer, now staying in the Maharba Hotel in the middle of Alexandria.
“Yes we...
Part 74 Egypt - Almost the Final African Leg
I suppose this is how ‘normal’ people travel, but it is better than those last 3 noisy Police Check Points.
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Part 73 Egypt - An Adventure in Upper Egypt - 'People of Interest'
From the Red Sea coast we head west towards the Nile River and back to Aswan.
Someone must be building another pyramid as so many trucks with these massive granite blocks.
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Part 72 Egypt - Luxor & The Red Sea Coast
Built between 237 and 57BC the Temple of Horus is the best preserved ancient monument in perhaps the world.
The reason for its preservation is when Christianity dominated...
Part 71 Egypt - Abu Simbel, Lake Nasser, & Aswan
It is great to be mobile again.
Taking a short cut gravel road across to Abu Simbel we come across a new and almost deserted new town.
The Government is populating the...
Part 70 Egypt - Entry Issues & a 52 hour Bus Ride to Cairo and Back
The Dust storm howled and shook the truck all night. This morning it is slightly less and we do have to move.
We found our way back to the road by following our tracks on the...
Part 69 Sudan - Jabel Barkal, No Fuel & Return of the Mummy Dust Storm
Donkey carts waiting for water, a bit like out day waiting for fuel.
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