In September 2003, a friend told me that a travel company in Hanoi was going to organize a tour to Egypt. I had never expected that someday I would step my foot in Africa to see the pyramids and Sahara Desert, as it was unrealistic for me to travel so far away. After the SARS ended, Emirates Airlines offered a great airfare from Bangkok to Dubai then Cairo, and fortunately, the travel company had found enough tourists (from both Hanoi and Sai Gon) for our tour. I was the youngest member on the trip. After having traveled to 18 different countries, Egypt is still my favorite country. The trip in 2003 proved to be the most memorable trip of my life. We arrived in Dubai at midnight after a 6-hour flight from Bangkok. We stopped over
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