Bucket List 196: Egypt!
The Road Travelled · Tales From Egypt · Photos
Country 78/196: Egypt. Culture and chaos in equal measure would sum up the capital as wandering its dusty and smoggy streets is both enchanting and maddening. Hawkers galore spot unwitting tourists at a hundred paces and use their well-practised skills to extract as much Egyptian pound as is humanly possible. Entering a Great Pyramid is about as unique an experience as one could imagine while wandering the archaeological sites at Luxor, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings are worth braving the extreme Saharan heat for. If superstitious, avoid Tutankhamun’s tomb as well as crossing any street in central Cairo as they’re both unlucky and there’s a good chance at least one will kill you.
The Road Travelled
Tales From Egypt
Tomb Raider
April 30th, 2024 Following a frenzied few days in the smoggy capital, we decided that some sea air would work wonders for our clogged sinuses, taking a two-and-a-half-hour Uber to the coastal city of Alexandria for the utterly ridiculous price of twenty pounds sterling. Travelling in the relative comfort of a taxi for such a great distance wouldn’t…
In Denial
April 26th, 2024 With van living being the primary focus in recent times, it’s been three and a half years since I last boarded an aluminium deathtrap in earnest and in that time my discomfort of flying hasn’t eased. In fact, I have now been joined by a person who finds it even more discomforting than I, which…
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Egypt
Country: 78/196 Visited: Spring ’24
