My memories of my first visits to the pyramids of Giza involve much, much sand. Of course, I was much closer to the ground then. Sand on my shoes and in my shoes. The glaring bright sun. Donkeys and camels and their smells everywhere. Vendors descending on us to sell souvenirs...trying to get on my good side so I'd soften up my parents and they'...

Tuesday 2nd October, 15:15 pm Well - we made it. At least I did - Rod still hasn't stirred but I am assuming he is still alive. We actually arrived in Cairo at about 00:45. We then looked for our guide. We have arranged a tour for two weeks which will start tomorrow and he was supposed to "meet and greet" us at the airport. After not seeing him ...

egypt tour with the kings and the queens...the best for egypt(luxor,aswan.,alexandria,,,,,,,the great pharaohs

The show was a huge acrobatic, gymnastic, fire, martial arts and percussion performance involving more than thirty artists and technicians from three different performance groups - Phoenix Productions, Drumatical and Ocilot. To give you an idea of the scale of our combined show: the pre-show warm-up was 'Riverdance'. They positioned the stage so...

6-19-07 Living the life of luxury in Giza.... This morning we awoke in our luxurious, comfy bed at the Pyramid Park Intercontinental. In the U.S., the hotel itself is probably about the equivalent of a nice Holiday Inn, but this bed is to DIE FOR. I really never wanted to get out! We did have to move for food though, so we headed over for our co...

6-18-07 Back in Cairo...and onto our Giza vacation So last night, we got to the train station a little early, and our tour guide came with us. Surprising, but nice - Jose thought he was stalking me a little bit, but considering that we made it onto the train safely with no problem, I think it's okay! Our train ride back to Cairo was definitely n...

Three things about a trip with Pepperdine. 1) You will see EVERYTHING you need to see and several things you don't. 2) If you go to Africa you will have armed escorts 3) You will be more exhausted at the end of the day than you have ever been in your life...and it will be worth it! Starting at the unheard of hour of 7am, on our second day in Cai...

Our fifth destination will to visit the pyramids that are thought of to be built by aliens. We will be in egypt for 7 days. During those days we will visit the great pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx of Giza, hundreds of museums, and we get to see dead kings and queens mummified in the Valley of Kings and Queens. The coolest thing on this tour are th...

ok, here are some select pics from Egypt and London.

Overall the visit was rather disheartening. You could see the city from the pyramids site, real efforts were made to keep beggars away, unsuccessfully....tourist buses and...tourists for that matter everywhere, even the inside of the pyramid was not as I had pictured it as it had no paintings at all - the era they were build had out grown deitie...