Part 2.... The tranquility of this place is slowly starting to seep into my bones. I wanted this holiday to be about "pressing the reset button". Its happening right here. There is no equal to geniune time to be alone, like this. After a second full day of strolling around the grounds and pool lazing, the evening promised some adrenalin charged action. I met Abdallah for my 4WD safari into the Great Sandy Sea, part of the Libyan Desert or eastern Sahara. Wh...

You know that old chesnut, "Be careful what you wish for"? Well, Im here to tell you that sometimes what you wish for is exactly what you get. Let me take you back a blog or two when I was looking forward to some pool time and time to myself. Id been building up Adrere Amellal in my mind as the ultimate get away from it all. Nothing speaks paradise more than a desert oasis in the middle of nowhere, right? For those of you who already googled it - grea...

Anatomy of an overnight Bus ride to Siwa..... ......and why you should think twice about taking a public overland coach in Egypt. Id been nervous about it all day. Mostly because my body had chosen today as the day to rid itself of the excess fluid Id been retaining. I was peeing urgently every hour in the hour and just hoped the 10 hour bus trip meant an on-board toilet. Inshallah (god willing). I knew I was in trouble when the coach arrived and there didn...