Egypt: Cairo and Western Desert Cairo airport 02h00 - Terminal 2. The brochure says: "After the completion of the Terminal 1 we will speed up the completion of Terminal 2". There is speed and then there is Egyptian speed which according to the Lonely Planet means "Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?" You hear the term In-Shah-Allah (God willing) everywhere. E.g. "OK driver, so we see you tomorrow to pick us up at 09h00?...

So off we went on a huge ferry transporting trucks and holiday makers going to Mykonos for the last weekend of the summer holidays. We tried booking a place online, but the only available budget space was for USD 50 per night for camping (!), so we opted to let our new motto of "letting life surprise us with what we need" do its work. Off the boat and into the arms of Michael and Vassos with welcome drink to boot (more on that later). A beautiful lit...

Athens:The Classical World Aristotle, Socrates, Democracy (although not according to popular Indian belief) and Classical Architecture: this is why we decided to go to the land of the Olympian Gods - we were sure that we would be able to find some of the soul that we have been yearning for in this ancient world. Our train trip from Istanbul requires some special mention: keep in mind that we are used to anything from 6-bed clean and efficient Chinese sleepers ...

Fez Bus Turkey I believe by now we have established ourselves as independent travelers. So why do a hop-on hop-off bus tour you ask?? Because after travelling independently for 3 months, we needed a holiday! And it was great! We joined the Fez Bus in Istanbul bright and early on a Thursday morning, very excited about our 10 day Turkish Delight trip. The first couple of days were very cultural with stops in the ancient cities of Troy (we kept an eye out for Brad...

India Top Ratings Favourite Places 1.McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh 2.Bundi, Rajasthan 3.New Delhi 4.Jaipur, Rajasthan 5.Kolkata, Western Bengal Top Food We need a special mention here for Masala Chai. Sweet, strong, milky tea spiced with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, pepper and star anise, served in a glass similar to that of liqueur: it lifts you up when you're down, warms you up when you're cold, and wakes you up when you're fuzzy- this is the ultimate li...