Egypt – a land so vast and exquisite. A country which has been home to the second oldest civilization of the world and where even the dead have the most interesting stories to tell. It’s sad to see the remains of such a brilliant ethnicity and worth thinking about how powerless humans are in spite of all the intelligence.
Blast from the Past – Exploring the Ancient Wonders of Egypt
It was in December 2022 that I’d been to Egypt. 3+ years later, the visuals are still etched in my mind like it was yesterday. I started this website soon after that trip (Feb 2023), coz I really wanted to write about my travel stories – have a neat catalog before memory starts eluding me…
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Sun, Sand and the Red Sea – The Sharm-El-Sheikh escape
“Dolce far niente is a way of life” ..that every traveller in the beautiful beach city of Sharm will swear by I knew Sharm-el-Sheikh would be beautiful, but I wasn’t prepared for that moment from my airplane window. As the plane began its descent into Sharm el-Sheikh, I pressed my face to the window, half-expecting…
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The Mediterranean Dream of Egypt -Alexandria
After days spent tracing the pharaohs’ footsteps through the sunbaked tombs of Luxor, drifting past temple columns on the Nile, and wandering Cairo’s ancient streets, our journey turned north – where Egypt’s desert soul meets the sea. Alexandria. A name that feels like a whispered promise of cool air and old secrets. The drive from…
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Luxor – The Living Museum
If Cairo is chaos, Luxor is reverence. The temples aren’t ruins -they’re scriptures in stone. From exploring Karnak, where pillars rise like a stone forest, to Hatshepsut’s Temple which cuts right into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. And then the Valley of the Kings where beneath the arid surface, tombs of pharaohs lay cool and…
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The Falcon God’s Fortress – Edfu
The city of Edfu is another major historical site covered as part of the Nile Cruise. When going from Aswan to Luxor, the ship docks at the banks of Edfu in the early morning hours of the 3rd day. But reaching the actual temple site feels like time travel. A horse-drawn carriage whisks you from…
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Thunder in Stone – Abu Simbel
If Egypt was music, this would be its crescendo. This was Day 3 of the Egypt tripWe had checked into the Nile Cruise the previous night, and technically this was just a pitstop before the cruise could set sail. This village with a meagre ~2000 inhabitants is famous only for the grand historic site which…
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Following the flow of Time – The Nile Cruise
Egypt is the gift of Nile – Don’t we all know this from our history lessons in school. The Nile River is the longest river in the world spanning 11 African countries. For Egypt and it’s natives, the Nile has been important for cultivation thus boosting the economical conditions.The ancient Egyptian civilization was mostly constructed…
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The Egyptian Land of Gold – Aswan
Aswan, was Day 2 of our Egypt trip. Even as we entered the city, it felt like a sun-drenched pause. Located at the southern tip of the Nile where the river slows down, wide and glassy, beneath an endless sky. Unlike bustling Cairo, Aswan is an oasis of amber rocks, emerald islands, and Nubian villages…
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Cairo Travel Guide – Pyramids, Bazaars & Timeless Chaos
Cairo, the capital city of Egypt is a typical example of ‘Old is Gold’. Beautifully magnificent where the old and the new coexist in absolute peace, and the dead as well! We were there in December 2022. You can read all the details of the Egypt trip here. First Impressions of a City Older Than…
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The word Necropolis is derived from the Greek word “nekropolis” meaning “city of the dead”. Located on the Giza Plateau on the outskirts of Giza town, the Necropolis houses 9 pyramids including the wonder of the ancient world and the Great Sphinx. Towering over the Western Desert, this monumental tomb is a relic of Egypt’s…
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