The sand was EVERYWHERE. Sand. Sand. Sand. No mountains, no mirages of lakes, no sand dunes. Just soft, puffy sand that felt like hot coals every time we dared to touch it.Read More…
We found ourselves in a nearby village of Dongola, Sudan, gliding across the Nile in a wooden boat. This is a usual affair for the locals but what made this trip specialRead More…
We had stayed longer than expected on our visit in the capital. Being spoilt rotten and surrounded by good hearts kind of has that effect on you. But now, we had runRead More…
Cycling the Sahara desert, I remembered back to the time I thought this would be one of the toughest stretches of our trip to date. The heat, exhaustion, no food, no water.Read More…
07.01.2018 – 13.01.2018 Aswan We arrived in Aswan and looked for a ferry over the river to Elephantine Island, where it was so peaceful. No cars are allowed to drive onRead More…
05.01.2018 – Luxor to Edfu: This is not a happy post. It is not a feel good story. If you’re looking for a happy story, read this story about Mrs. Hook, butRead More…
02.01.2018 – 04.01.2018 Luxor We left the hotel at 5:30 am and rode the 30 km towards Hughada, with the full moon shining brightly over the mountains. The sky turned fromRead More…
17.12.2017-18.12.2017 Qena – Safaga (170 km) We spent the last two days cycling from the Nile (Qena) to the Red Sea (Safaga). As soon the city changed to desert, the first thingRead More…
16.12.2017 Qena Today we visited the Temple of Dendera! Got a taxi there from downtown Qena but our poor taxi driver got interrogated by the police at the temple. This wasRead More…
15.12.2017 Sohag – Qena (150km by taxi) We decided to take a train or bus from Sohag to Qena because the enjoyment of cycling in Egypt and interacting with the peopleRead More…