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A Rain-Soaked Journey from Monforte de Lemos to León: Discovering the CaminoOctober 21, 2024 - 4:24 am
Are You Deep or Superficial? Thoughts From A 9th Century Benedictine Monastery In SpainOctober 19, 2024 - 4:45 pm
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13 Rules To Live By—From A Life On The RoadMarch 15, 2023 - 8:19 am
Lost & Lucky—The Continuing Saga of My Greek Tragedy—No Bags Or Bike— Limbo on ParosMarch 8, 2023 - 11:09 am
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The Challenges of Being A Tourist In Egypt & The Necropolis of Thebes
/0 Comments/in Africa, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanLuxor is a good sized town that straddles both sides of the Nile covering what was once the ancient city of Thebes. While the seat of the Thebian empire, today Luxor and Karnak, the adjacent city and temple, is perhaps best known for its proximity to the Valley of the Kings, where kings, queens and […]
Running From The Convoy: Aswan to Luxor Egypt
/3 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanToday I experienced a little bit of sadness. As such, I’ve got a confession to make. It’s been kind of a secret. Though those who’ve ridden with me in Africa including Ronnie “B”, Grant and Julie and even Robin from Cape Town were privy to the secret. But today I’ve got to let it out […]
Back To Sudan — almost. The Massive Temple of Abu Simbel.
/1 Comment/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanEgypt is the land of Pharaohs. Home to some of the oldest and most well preserved archaeological sites in the world. And it’s no wonder. Wit the massive Sahara desert to the west and the Red Sea to the east, Mediterranean to the north, it was very in accessible in ancient times. So while the […]
Problems Plague Escape Plan From High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
/0 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanI ask my taxi driver to pick me up early the first morning the insurance office is open and I can get to it. Armed with my letter from customs, some paperwork from the traffic police and my scratch-off image of Doc’s chassis number I’m the second person in line at the insurance office. Behind […]
Getting A Motorcycle Out of Customs In Aswan Egypt
/6 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanTemples & Dams: Coexisting Peacefully. Sort of.
/0 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanBoth the Philae Temple and the Temple at Abu Simbel were due to be submerged under the waters of Lake Nassar in the late 60’s. A huge international rescue effort saw that it and several other historical points were meticulously moved to small islands on the Nile River before the High Dam. Not only because […]
Aswan Egypt. Shower & Rest.
/2 Comments/in Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Travelogue /by allanSo I successfully crossed the Nubian Desert and sailed Lake Nassar to arrive in the Nubian lands of Egypt and Aswan. First order of business is to get cleaned up. Thankfully with the Nile in close proximity I didn’t feel guilty about taking one of the longest showers in my life. Then I tried to […]