So its 12:00am, and I have just gotten off the plane that brought me from Casablanca to Cairo. I have two enormous suitcases since I have just moved out of my Moroccan apartment, where I had lived for the past six months. I have no cell phone, no money, and worst, no reservations. Did I think of booking a hotel in advance? NO.
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Waking up at 4:00am was definitely worth this trip! In preparation for our trip to Abu Simbel, we made arrangements with our hotel to borrow a pillow, arrange transport that could meet up with the early morning police convoy, and take a continental breakfast (which was packed in a cute little box) with us. Now police convoys always make me
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Before I embarked on the feluca, where I was to eat, sleep and live for the following two days while sailing down the Nile, I had the pleasure of being the guest of a homestay on Elephantine Island. A “homestay” is literally what its name implies: a local family open their doors to you for a very good price, and
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My first day in Misr, the Egyptian name for Cairo, I decided to dine alone at the top of the Cairo Tower. The view from where I sat showed the entire city, and behind a slight haze, were three distinct peaks: the Great Pyramids of Giza. The following day I made my way out to Giza. I didn’t even know how to react when I
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Ten years ago I set a goal to visit 30 countries by my 30th birthday. With no plan or country list to fulfill this goal, I decided to let life take me where it wished.
“See Simi Travel Blog | Adventures of a travel snob“, is just that. The account of an ex-20-something year old exploring the world, usually solo, and on a very limited budget.
Every other week I try to tell you a story about the friends, food, fun and fails I’ve had along the way.
