Monthly Archives: February 2013

No sightseeing today. Now it’s all about bringing it home. Spirits are high. It’s been an amazing trip but when you realize that it is time to go home you get anxious to get it over with. We took off … Continue reading →

This is the last stop on the trip before we go to Orlando, FL to complete our around-the-world expedition. We had a very busy day today. We are staying at a Sofitel Hotel which is inside Medina, the ancient part … Continue reading →

Another long day. The reason for that is that we will leave Luxor, fly to Cairo, take buses to the Giza pyramids and return to the plane for our flight to Fez, Morocco. As I mentioned, we have been to … Continue reading →

Three years ago we were in Egypt when were doing a humanitarian project for an organization called Coptic Orphans. We renovated apartments in the slums of Cairo for single women who were caring for orphaned children. At the end of … Continue reading →

Another long day. We loaded up the safari vehicles and took the hour drive to the landing strip where the small shuttle planes were waiting to take us to the Kilimanjaro Airport so that we could board our 757. The … Continue reading →

Animals, Animals, Animals! That’s why we are here. We loaded into the safari vehicles and set out for an extensive drive through the savannah. There had been rain in recent days and the guides correctly surmised that the zebras and … Continue reading →

All good things must end. We had to check out of the Hotel Rambaugh and head for the airport. As we got to Tanzania the pilot did another one of his sightseeing tours. He dropped down to about 22,000 ft. … Continue reading →

We started off the day with a tour of Jaipur. Jaipur is known as the “Pink City” because in the old part of town all the building are painted the same pink terra cotta color. When India gained independence from … Continue reading →

A busy day today. We boarded our buses for the Siem Riep airport and got on the plane. The first destination was Agra, India. Agra is known for one thing, the Taj Mahal. We cleared immigration and boarded buses to … Continue reading →

We got an early breakfast and met our guide at about 8:00 am. The first stop today was the park in the center of the city that acts as a center point. It is not a large area but there … Continue reading →