Author Archives: ianmacd

After being quoted just under E£600 for a proper, organised tour of الجيز (Giza) and the other pyramid sites, we decided to go it alone. One chat later with a taxi driver outside our hotel and we had arranged to … Continue reading →

It’s the twelfth day of the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which means it must be the prophet Mohammed’s birthday! Peace be with him. For this year only, the Islamic calendar coincides with the Gregorian calendar to place … Continue reading →

To my great astonishment, my missus has already blogged today, so I won’t retread the ground that she has already covered. I’m grateful to her for covering for me, actually, because I’m still feeling pretty ropey. I felt fine yesterday … Continue reading →

Well, we’ve made it as far as Cairo, which isn’t saying much, of course, but we are at least here in one piece. Finally, we set foot in Africa (you can’t really count the Canary Islands last year, can you?) … Continue reading →

Those passports Eloïse and I picked up the other day weren’t just for the sake of having current documentation, of course. Sarah has been busy planning our latest trip. We leave tomorrow afternoon for three weeks in Egypt. This journey … Continue reading →