The 5:30 a.m. wake-up call rings. My first thought is “What idiot scheduled a 7:40 a.m. flight?” Oh, right. That idiot would be me. My great idea was to be in Cairo early enough to do a full day of touring…
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: Days 17,18 and 19
Getting to Sharm el-Sheikh is effortless. It’s a 45-minunte flight on Egypt Air. Sharm, as it’s known, is a resort town that has expanded rapidly since being returned to the Egyptians in 1982. Tourism is the only remaining industry after…
The Great Pyramids and Ibn Tulun Mosque, Egypt: Day 16
Giza is the Cairo suburb on the west bank of the Nile that extends to the desert and lends its name to the Great Pyramids at its edge. With creative positioning you can photograph all three pyramids and make them…
Cairo, Egypt: Days 14 and 15
We pack up and leave Luxor on Tuesday. The airport is brand new, empty, cool and has free wireless. Our flight to Cairo is short and we can see the great pyramids at Giza, the step pyramid of Zoser and…
Temple Karnak and Luxor Temple, Egypt: Day 13
RING RING RING RING RING! I am startled awake by the room phone. In my sleep I had been having a mild ‘anxiety’ dream in which I was searching futilely for a specific Pharaoh’s tomb. Luxor is invading my subconscious.…