On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:19:17 -0700, me
wrote:
>On 30 Jun, 02:09, Alan S wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:40:49 -0700, me wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >we did the same thing in Jordan and Egypt without problems, what do
>> >you plan on doing there exactly ?
>>
>> Amman is a serendipitous stop as a result of my planned
>> routing from Delhi to Cairo; I'm taking the opportunity for
>> a quick side-trip to Petra. I only have a couple of days so
>> it is likely to need to be pre-booked - down to Petra, stay
>> the night, then back to Amman and out to Cairo. So, probably
>> a package for that one.
>>
>> In Egypt, after a few days in Cairo I intend taking the
>> train to Aswan and one of the cruises for four or five
>> nights down the Nile, then fly back to Cairo to depart for
>> Mexico, via a few days each in London and NYC/DC.
>>
>> Prior to that I'll be spending about a week each in
>> Bankok/Siem Reap(Angkor Wat) and the Golden Triangle of
>> Delhi/Agra/Jaipur via Hong Kong. For Siem Reap I'll fly in
>> and out, for Agra/Jaipur I'll probably use trains.
>>
>> As a 60yo I'm not as fit as I was in my '30s and I'll be
>> travelling alone so I need to be a little cautious of
>> security and over-estimating my endurance. And the only
>> language I speak and read is English (Oz version:-);
>> although I do attempt to learn the basics for each country I
>> visit - hello, thank you, where is the toilet etc.
>>
>> It sounds like you've been to many of the places I intend
>> visiting - or have visited. Do you have a site or blog with
>> your experiences on it? Excuse me if I should have known
>> already. Mine is in the sig of course.
>>
>> Cheers, Alan, Australia
>> --http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/
>> latest: Kuranda Skyrail near Cairnshttp://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
>
>...you do not want to miss Petra, so paying the extra is probably
>worth it.
>I remember the Kings Highway had some great views though.
>We considered hiring a car to do all of it but ended up bussing to the
>Dead Sea, before going to Kerak (Castle)
>and Aqaba via Petra.
>In Aqaba we teamed up with some ....... Aussies and hired a small 4x4
>for the day, to go to Wadi Rum, which was an adventure even if it is
>just desert.
>And from Aqaba we took a ferry to Nuweiba in Egypt and bussed down to
>Cairo via Mt Sinai / Saint Catherine's Monastery and Suez.
>In Cairo we did the Pyramids, Museum, Camel market and Heliopolis,
>then took an overnight train (1st class) to Aswan.
>Took a long daytrip in a cramped minibus to Abu Simbel (worth the
>pain).
>Bussed back to Cairo via Luxor (hired bicycles to get to temples),
>Hurghada (for snorkelling) and Suez.
>
>I could write a blog but when I look at the closely worded stack of
>diaries.......
>I did scan all the fotos but haven't weeded out the crap, something
>else I should do......
>As for languages, we got by with English and learnt Arabic numbers for
>buses and prices.
>Security was not a problem, it was the tour groups that got gunned
>down.
>Egyptian taxi drivers enjoy the odd scam but if you make a song and
>dance about reporting them, they give in.
Thanks, more reading and research to do...
Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
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