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…

06.01.2018-07.01.2018 Edfu – Aswan   We visited Edfu temple today… but only after refusing the usual barrage of horse carriage drivers. We tried to visit the visitor center but the man cameRead 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…

We arrived at the Red Sea to have a much needed break. Much of our family met us in Sahl Hasheesh, near Hurghada to spend Christmas together. They brought home to usRead 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…

13.12.2017 Asuit – Sohag (99.3 km)   Police escorts today were a little bit more annoying. The first escort almost had a heart attack when we tried to make a stop forRead More…

12.12.2017 Asuit – Dayrout (71 km cycling) Dayrout – Sohag (60km car)   Left the hotel this morning to find a police car with four policemen waiting to escort us out ofRead More…