Yesterday was quite the long day. Our journey took us once again to the north of Israel, however in a more easterly direction. Our first...

Today we ventured, along the Mediterranean coast, up to Israel’s northernmost point along the sea, Rosh Hanikra. Before getting there,...

We are now in Tel Aviv, Israel’s second largest city. It’s considerably different, in spite of the proximity to Jerusalem. Not as...

Another rainy, cold day in Jerusalem, but not as cold and certainly not as windy as yesterday. Not great weather for sightseeing, but we...

En Avdat National Park Yesterday we said goodbye to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as we traveled across the Jordan River into the...

Today we drove back north. The day was the coldest yet of our entire journey, and the wind was blowing hard. It felt like we were back in...

…and we both said ‘WOW!’. Petra's Treasury. A sight to behold. A fun drive today from Aqaba to Petra. We took a country road that winded...

The Red Sea! Et pluribus unum. We might have left Wadi Rum behind, but not the desert, which accompanied us all the way to the sea. Aqaba...

Everybody is so incredibly nice in Wadi Rum. We spent the entire day in this amazing valley, exploring it by jeep, over a six hour span,...

What do these three movies have in common? Lawrence of Arabia, Star Wars, The Martian. They were all filmed in Wadi Rum, Jordan, which is...

New country, new continent; while still in the Middle East, we are however no longer in Africa. Welcome to Asia. The Jordanian flag King...

Before telling you about our day, I want to give you a few final thoughts about our time in Cairo. Last night, at bedtime, Diane and I...

The Egyptian weekend is Thursday and Friday. Saturdays and Sundays are regular workdays. Hence, today many stores were closed, and...

Our early Egyptair flight landed us back in Cairo by 9 AM, so we basically have had the entire day here. This post will probably have...

What a pleasure to kick back today, wake up when we saw fit, and thoroughly enjoy the slow pace and the surroundings. That pretty much...

Abu Simbel is the last town in Egypt before reaching the border with Sudan, 20 minutes away. Today we hired yet another driver and guide...

The guest house owner, Kafana, helped us organize today’s activities. He personally walked us to the east end of the island to show us...

Aswan is a much bigger city than I had anticipated, however our guest house is located on Elephantine Island, a Nubian enclave where...

We left Luxor two days ago and have been cruising down the Nile toward Aswan. This has given us opportunity to unwind a bit, and meet new...

Angkor Wat, Machu Picchu, Pompeii, Chichen Itza, the Pyramids at Giza. These are historical monuments that have impressed me like no...