We have been staying for nearly a week at Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa in Giza, Egypt with one of the best views in the world – right opposite our room! Yes …… The great and many Pyramids of Giza! We have arrived here after a jam-packed few days at the Sheraton Miramar Resort in El Gouna, […]
We all know Moses lead his people through the Red Sea out of Egypt when Pharaoh was chasing them. He was on the move, and he walked from the desert land to face the crystal blue waters with no-where to go. But the waters parted, and it is written, he walked across this great expanse […]
The last week we have been in Egypt, and have been bombarded with sellers claiming to sell us ‘genuine papyrus’ artwork. So is it real Papyrus Paintings or genuine Papyrus Paintings they offer you in the streets and markets? However, most of it is actually dried banana leaf or other vegetable matter. So here is […]
NOW is the perfect time to visit Egypt – Part 3 of 3 This is the continuation of our Nile Explorer with Egypt Uncovered Tours. You can read all we have done so far on our Nile Explorer Part 1 here, and also Part 2 here. The next morning we had a really early start as we had selected an optional […]
NOW is the perfect time to visit Egypt Part 2 of 3 This is the continuation of our Nile Explorer with Egypt Uncovered Tours. You can read all we have done so far on our Nile Explorer tour here. We woke really early at Hotel Helnan with a 3 a.m. start on Day 4 of our 9 Day tour in Egypt. And […]
We have not disappeared off the face of the earth for the past week and a half. Rather we have been exploring Egypt with Egypt Uncovered on their Nile Explorer tour and in particular, the southern area near Sudan where the Nubian people of Egypt live. We traveled to Cairo via Istanbul, and it was a bit of […]
The minute you walk into Fiori di Murano at the Royal Hotel Sanremo your eyes fixed on the glass flowers. These appear suspended from the ceiling, as chandeliers, on the walls, and artistically decorate this magnificent restaurant. We have made a reservation for the smaller of the two dining rooms, with the larger being a grand room […]
As we drive along the coast of Italy today, we are delighted to see the ocean for the first time in months, and we feel we are leaving Winter behind us. It is a beautiful seaside known as Riviera Dei Fiori, The Riviera of Flowers – Sanremo. You may have grown up hearing of Sanremo as […]
Here we are in Country 52 of our World Journey, as we travel and learn through World-schooling as we go. We have been in Egypt for three days now, and it is time to meet a few others in our tour group. We have left behind the European Schengen Zone and our car, and I […]
My friend Annalisa from Mom with Backpack has invited us to Italy to be part of the Children’s Tour in Italy. Here we meet up with many other Italian travel bloggers, and I also meet an amazing and positive family. The Mum, Elisa is also a travel and world-schooling blogger. So a little more about world-schooling. […]
Birthday Celebrations for Explorason Turning Ten and Ten “S” Things to do in Liechtenstein One week ago, I wasn’t quite sure where we would be for my son’s 10th Birthday. Last year we planned our travels around it for months and decided as he was born on St. Patrick’s Day that it had to be […]
We leave Munich, Germany after four glorious sunny days, and drive through the countryside. I feel the change in the weather, and suddenly we are seeing snow on the sides of the road. The housing styles also are varying from what we have seen in Eastern Europe the past few months. We sadly leave our […]
