Early sailing to Qena - Day 5 21st February 2012 We woke early this morning to find we are heading northwards to Qena, part of Upper Egypt's landscape. After a scrumptious buffet breakfast l'm now sitting in the cabin writing this blog while waiting for our tour at 9am. At the moment the weather is sunny although cool and I think it turn into a great day….must remember my cap! Okay, so now l'm back on board waiting for lunch. We have just been to Dender...

Cairo - Luxor Day 4 Monday 20th February This morning we were up at 4am as we are catching an early morning flight to Luxor to begin our cruise down the Nile. How exciting! Our guide met us in the lobby at 5am with breakfast boxes to go. As we were driven to the airport we noticed there was hardly a soul on the road so naturally the traffic flowed very easily….ahhh, much better. Our guide checked us in at the airport and we'll be flying business class y...

Cairo Day 3 Sunday 19th February This morning we woke to a dreary looking day with lots of haze hanging around. At one point l thought it was raining but it was just the haze. After a scrumptious buffet breakfast we met our guide in the lobby who was ready to take us on another day of sightseeing. During the drive to our fist stop the weather started to clear and looked like it was going to turn into a nice day. So we drove to Sakkara to tour the modern ...

Saturday 18 February 2012 Today's temperature is going to be around 15 degrees so we'll be taking a jumper and jackets for our tour today. We woke around 5am - not really sure why it's supposed to be a relaxing holiday. Ah well, never mind, we casually got ready for breakfast and took the long walk to the breakfast room. Seriously, you need a horse and a cut lunch to get there! The buffet breakfast was wonderful and we had so many choices it was hard to kn...

First stop…Qatar. Currency: Qatari Riyal(QAR) 1 UD = 3.65 QAR Qatar sits on a peninsula in the middle east bordering Saudii Arabia with a population of approx 1,670,000 with Arabic being their national language. Doha, where we'll be staying, is the capital of Qatar and is on the edge of a wide crescent shaped bay which developed from a 19th century fishing and pearling settlement. The main feature is a beautiful cornich which is a seaside promenade...