Our Middle East posts are done! We still have about 60 percent of the video to compile and edit — it’s beginning to look like that may never get done. They look great! Thanks to Trish for photographing, editing and…
Traveling with kids? Seek drama and keep moving
Some of the joys of travel are subtle. I spent a fair amount of time in Siberia, and despite the romantic image it produces in our minds, it was hardly exhilarating in reality. The enjoyment was distributed evenly across the…
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.…
Luxor, Egypt: Day 12
Day 12 was planned as a light day, but boy did we need it. Breakfast includes good coffee in a French press. Over fruit, cereal and eggs, Trish and I are surprised at how much the girls retained from the…
West Bank of Luxor , Egypt: Day 11
I awoke at 7, packed my bags and grabbed my guidebook to see if I could figure out a better hotel. We had arranged for a full-day tour of the West Bank of Luxor starting at 8:30am and I was…