Mumbai – Saturday, September 20th I was so excited to see Debbie on Saturday. We planned to stay one day in Mumbai, and we are glad that is all we did. It really wasn`t much of a city for tourists, and we didn`t leave there with a great impression based on the following: –There wasn`t […]
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Tanzania to Switzerland to India…issues (2008)
Getting from Zanzibar, Tanzania to Mumbai, India was no easy or short trek. I knew I would be flying on 3 planes, walking on 3 continents and be in transit for over 30 hours before I finally got to sleep in my hotel in India and wait for Debbie. What I didn’t know was I […]
Zanzibar – Paradise on the beach! (2008)
So after a week on the island of Zanzibar….where do I start? Amanda and I started off with 4 days/3 nights after our safari. Figured that would be the best way to enjoy the end of her holiday and relax after all the bumpy jeep safaris. We checked in at a gorgeous beach front hotel with swings […]
Tanzania Safari (2008)
Our journey into Tanzania was interesting as we were crammed into a tourist bus, which was supposed to be nicer and safer (for our belongings) as the local buses have a lot of theft. So I would have thought this bus was better, but since Amanda and I joined at the border, and everyone else […]
Kenya Safari – Part 2 (2008)
September 1 – Drive to Lake Nakuru We started a long drive again back towards Nairobi in route to Nakuru National Park – known for pink flamingos and white rhinos. On the drive there, we got caught in a massive rain storm and hail the size of large grapes. It was crazy, but we made […]
Kenya Safari – Part 1 (2008)
Leaving Cairo – Oh my what an ordeal… I have to start with a little info about leaving Cairo, Egypt on August 28th (late at night) to get to Nairobi. It was hotter than hot even though it “cooled down” to only 110 degrees. First of all, the airport at Cairo is COMPLETE CHAOS! I have never seen anything […]
Egypt Part 2: Cairo (2008)
Since I had such a great time in Dahab, I really didn`t want to leave for Cairo as I heard the following: -It`s so dirty -You will get very harassed by the local men -It`s so hot and there`s nowhere to hid to get cool -Crossing the street is a night mare as it`s a […]
Egypt Part 1: Dahab – Life on the Red Sea (2008)
I have to say, Egypt was much better than I expected, but I didn`t have much as far as expectations if that makes any sense. I knew I wanted to see the Pyramids, but didn`t know what else. I was worried about harassing comments, but really didn`t have too many (until I got to Cairo […]
Journey to from Jordan to Egypt – A Trip from HELL!!! (2008)
Journey to Egypt – Trip from HELL!!!: What I didn`t know was how long it would take me to get from Petra to Dahab Egypt. I had figured with my bus, taxi to the port, 1 hour ferry and then bus to Dahab, it would take me 6-7 hours. I heard the ferries don`t always […]
Jordan: Petra (2008)
Getting to Petra, Jordan was an all day trip between 2 buses, taxi to the Israel border, and a final taxi to Petra. Once there, I found out the real hospitality as I walked into the town to get a drink and relax and every local boy had to come talk to me and I […]