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Going from Egypt to Jordan via Israel was supposed to be faster and cheaper than taking the ferry across....this was not to be. The day started off well, I made my way over via bus from Dahab to the Israeli border. I had no problems crossing the Egyptian border, however, that is where the trouble free day ended. Once I entered Israel I had problems coming out of every corner. I was crossing with two friends I had met while in Dahab, however, since I somewhat expected problems we told the border patrol we were not travelling together. This probably saved them hours of frustration. I was almost immediately stopped and pulled over for prelimitary questioning. This was only the start. I was asked why I had been in Sudan, what I did there, if I ... read more

Luxor is an amazing city. Luxor is a hot city and Luxor is a tourist trap. These things being considered I loved the city for its architecture but hated it for its cutthroat hassling. On my last day to Luxor I went to what is considered by many to be the nicest temple in all of Luxor and some would say also in all of Egypt. It was fantastic, you felt as though you were walking through a city built for gods and although it was mostly in a state of ruin, it really was gigantic. I can only begin to imagine what it must have looked like in its original state of glory. It seemed to keep going for ages and many areas were still under excavation and restoration. The main hall containing the rows ... read more

Well, time for another blog. When last I left off I was coming close to departing for Alexandria. During that first week, I was constantly battling a lovely little bug who seemed to enjoy the inside of my bowels for some reason. Thankfully that has passed and I am feeling much better now and hopefully it will stay that way, In shah Allah. A week ago Sunday, while Aaron was feeling a little under the weather, Jon and I ventured over to the city of the dead. As we were strolling through the alleyways, we saw many tombs and places where Cairos dead have been buried over the last thousand or so years. After the earthquake of 1994, in Cairo, many of the cities poor people, who had lost their residence during the earthquake, moved into ... read more

Hello All So this is my first blog before my big trip begins I drove back to Kelowna with my car loaded to the brim on Friday morning after a bit of a late start. Loading my car turned out to be a little bit of a bigger task than I had expected and I didn't end up leaving Richmond until shortly after 9. The drive home took just over four and a half hours. During my drive I saw a mama bear and her cub, unfortunately it went so fast, I had no time to get a picture. Other than that it was a fairly uneventful drive and would have put me to sleep, had it not been for my large Tim Hortons coffee. While in Kelowna I was able to spend some time with ... read more