To pluck or not to pluck?
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 …
Scrimping and saving
Mandy: 27th May It is not that bad living on a low budget…. i am not only cutting the already inexpensive scouring pads into tiny squares but using a bar of soap instead of hand pump soap. And as if Read More …
LOST but not FOUND
Mandy: Monday 27th May After taking an age to find our lovely, seemingly rare, large WHITE bowl (instead of the garish red, blue or pink ones) to do our hand washing in, we’ve had it taken from us. (sad face) Read More …
Mira Farm and Horse Rescue
Mandy: Wednesday 22nd May Thanks to Jo and Charlotte for a lovely BBQ evening at Mira Farm on Wednesday. Good luck with your new venture in the desert, we will recommend your stables to our friends at WSV, Hurghada. http://www.horseriding-hurghada-egypt.com/home.html Read More …
Luxor – 15-17 May
Glen and Mandy Temple of Luxor The local ferry (1le) The Temple of Hatshepsut Madinat Habu Colossi of Memnon Colossi of Memnon Karnak Temple Our Read More …
Cairo and Giza
Glen: I writing this on Sunday 19th May – at 6.02am! Here are some of my observations, thoughts and impressions of our visit to Cairo and the Pyramids. As we exited Cairo airport Ahmed, our private driver, was waiting for Read More …
Foot note to “Indecent Proposal”
Glen: 18th May. I just want to say that the “Indecent Proposal” that happened to me last week, as far as we know, hasn’t happened to any one else. We have always felt safe walking around Hurghada, day or night Read More …
‘Journey home over land through the desert’
Mandy: 17th May 1pm – We sat waiting in reception for Ahmed Samir as arranged…… Mohamed turned up! No worries, he looked young, fit and in good health and more than up to the task of delivering us back safely Read More …
Giza and Saqqarah
Mandy and Glen: Tuesday 14th May Saqqarah, the step pyramid of Djoser, the worlds earliest stone monument.
Mandy: Cairo Day One
No apologies for the length of this blog post. (Smile) It is a record to help us to remember our visit. Monday 13th May: Today was a special day, we were flying up to Cairo (smile). There was only one Read More …