Feel the Fear and Backpack Anyway
Off 'adventuring' again....
Mandy: As I sit here in the apartment, a relatively cool breeze delivering todays dusty film of sand across the furnitures surfaces, i have a mixture of feelings going around in my head…….. Excitement, (tomorrow we fly home to the Read More …
Glen: 1. Bukra in Egyptian means, literally, tomorrow but in reality it doesn’t (especially when followed by the word, inshallah, “God willing, hopefully”) If you ask an Egyptian to sort something out for you tomorrow then they will say Bukra Read More …
Glen: The Birthday girls Skype each other first thing in the morning I know how to spoil my girl, first a slap up lunch in an internationally renowned restaurant Then I took her to a designer label American retail store Read More …
Accompanying music; http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=XG8MQ8f4nF4&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXG8MQ8f4nF4 Mandy: Sunday 30th June, Courtesy of Margaret…her private beach at the Esplanade The first week of July the weather has been good enough to take a couple of trips to the beach (smile) Margaret’s – private day Read More …
Mandy: Just when I thought Glen’s hair couldn’t get any shorter……..he has just returned from the barbers (look of horror) Now it couldn’t get any shorter!!!!!!! We have a week until we fly home. Lets hope the Government don’t ask Read More …
Mandy: The Tamarod protest movement took to the streets on 28th of June and there were peaceful protests after Friday Prayers. Following Sunday 30th June’s massive demonstrations, in which millions of people took to the streets in Cairo and other Read More …
Mandy: 26 June Before i begin………Here are five good reasons why we have been preoccupied in the days following the girls and guys returning home and therefore not updating the blog for a while, until the last few days……. We Read More …
Mandy: 25 June As our three month stay in Egypt slides nearer to its end, preparations for our trip to Asia are nearly complete. Malaria tablets tested and purchased. Tick (smile) The flight to Singapore is booked and tickets for Read More …
Mandy: Thursday 23rd May Thank you for a lovely evening last Thursday. It was THE best Maqluba we have ever tasted. So improved by using beef instead of lamb (cheeky grin) and has nothing to do with the fact that Read More …
Mandy: Tuesday 28th May Six weeks in and I am crumbling….. I keep glancing at the tweezers, my eyebrows and then back at the tweezers! I must stay strong. It is a battle of wills, the hairs are calling “pluck Read More …