Egypt’s oldest imperial capital and the first pyramid Today was our first full day in Egypt and we wanted to start our Egyptian adventure by exploring a couple of the oldest archaeological sites in the country: Memphis and Saqqara. We hired a driver and a wonderful English-speaking, university-educated local […]
We’re in Egypt! We flew out of Turkey today and arrived in Cairo, Egypt. Land of pyramids, sphinxes (ok, just one) and ancient temples; of deserts, oases and the life-giving River Nile. We’ve wanted to visit Egypt for years and it is so exciting actually being here now! […]
Reflections on our time in Turkey We had a long and exhausting day today, travelling back to Istanbul. We cut across the centre of Turkey, travelling back across the First Bosphorous Bridge from the Asian side of Istanbul back across to Europe. All together on this trip through […]
Riding a hot air balloon over the Goreme Valley We went hot air ballooning this morning over the Goreme Valley here in Cappadocia and it was AWESOME! Sailing through the air with 40 other balloons, we got to see the whole valley from a completely different perspective. As […]
Scenes from an alien world Every now and again you find yourself in a place that seems like part of some alien landscape – somewhere not quite Earthly. Cappadocia is just such a place. This strange and spectacular landscape is fascinating and had us entranced today as we […]
Wandering Soles 