My Travel Blog
Tips, Trips, and Stories From My Travels
The Ultimate Travel Checklist
When traveling abroad, you always want to be sure you have the essentials, without carrying the whole house with you. We usually only think about our clothing and shoes, but there are other things to consider outside of...
5 Ways to Take a Vacation
Whoah! 2020 has come in with a bang and January has flown by. At this time, you might be thinking about where and how you want to travel in the near future and later in the year. I usually draft a preliminary wish list in December of must-visit and nice-to-visit...
Touching Down in Kenya
After a long flight from Cairo, Egypt, we landed in Nairobi, Kenya at 4 a.m. the next day. We arranged ground transportation to our final destination, the Maasai Mara National Reserve. We waited too late to make book a local flight, which was much quicker. Our...
My Trip to the Egyptian Museum
To end our trip to Egypt, we caught a flight from Aswan back to Cairo. Our flight to Kenya wasn’t until later in the evening, so we needed something to fill the time. Through a tour operator, we set up a small itinerary, including the Egyptian Museum, to get us...
Hopping Around Aswan
As our Egyptian tour continued, we stop in Edfu for a few hours to see the Temple of Horus. After cruising overnight, we finally arrive for hopping around Aswan. We visit the Temple of Kom Ombo and its nearby Crocodile Museum. There were over 20 mummified...
Cruising the Nile River to Luxor
The next stop on the Egyptian vacation was Luxor. We took an short, early morning flight from Cairo to Luxor to board a cruise ship. The itinerary included visiting sites in Luxor then cruising down the Nile River, stopping in Edu and Aswan. I was definitely...