“The place on the planet with the most visible stars”. That’s what sold me on Wadi Rum, Jordan as the place to realise my goal of spending a night in the desert. And it turned out that the desert made famous by Lawrence of Arabia was special for a lot more than stars. The newest […]
Read more "Adventures in the Jordanian Desert"I’ve wanted to visit Petra ever since watching Indiana Jones as a kid. The idea of a mysterious, ancient city carved directly into rock thousands of years ago by a lost civilisation (the Nabataeans) and forgotten by the western world until two hundred years ago is too exciting to be true, surely? Petra is Jordan’s […]
Read more "Petra: The Rock City (in Photos)"Fact: public transport in the Middle East is notoriously unreliable. Fact: the only way to get directly from Egypt to Jordan is by ferry across the Red Sea. Fact: the alternative route crosses overland through Israel. Fiction: Nothing could possibly go wrong! The ferry from Egypt to Jordan leaves from the port town of Nuweiba. […]
Read more "Accidentally in Israel"Climbing a holy mountain at 2am will leave you dazed at the best of times, but add a million stars and a few dozen bellowing camels into the mix and I defy you not to feel like you’ve stepped into a Christmas carol.
Read more "Bus Egypt: Conquering Sinai"Call me ignorant, but I never knew that the Red Sea was a decent diving spot. And I certainly didn’t expect it to measure up to the Great Barrier Reef. Red Sea = 2, Andrew = nil.The dive centre in Dahab feels like a hippie hangout – a recurring theme in this coastal town which […]
Read more "Bus Egypt: Snorkelling in the Red Sea"Thank God for Mohamed. Egypt is full of temples, and they’re a little tricky to figure out for hieroglyph muggles like me. Thankfully, Mohamed (our Busabout guide) was always on hand to decipher things… Mohamed giving one of his enthusiastic talks about the hieroglyphics at Karnak Temple. The 10 day Egypt trip includes stops at […]
Read more "Bus Egypt: Temple Town"For thousands of years, the Nile has been more than a river for Egyptians. The country is pretty much only the desert and the river. So it’s their lifeblood. That’s why sailing down the Nile has always had a special place on my bucket list. The newest tick on my bucket list. On Busabout’s 10 […]
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