Awoke feeling great, no swollen feet, well hydrated and feeling well rested after that long flight. I went down to the restaurant for breakfast. I could be in any hotel, anywhere in the world. A huge breakfast bar with every choice imaginable and the only difference would be the waiters carrying huge trays around at shoulder level and singing as they work. People of all nationalities coming and going, old, young, men and women, some very casual and some dre...

The flight from Dubai was about four hours, and surprisingly a very bumpy ride across. I admit to feeling just a little anxious as we flew across Sinai, and was very happy indeed to land safely in Cairo. As I said in my last post I had a very pleasant Egyptian man keeping me company on the flight and as we came in to land he was pointing out features. I commented on the colour and said that in New Zealand everything is nice and green and so he got quite e...

Well this is it. The countdown is over. I got a good nights sleep and awoke early and had a very orderly morning - house tidied, last minute washing done, a chat with the neighbour and on my way. So nice of Kuldeep to offer to drive me to the airport. As usual I got to the airport way too early and after something to eat and saying goodbye to Kuldeep I found a nice sunny corner to sit in and had time for a nice long last minute phone call with Rowan who ...