The Best of Egypt: Aswan and Luxor After settling into our train cabin we invite some of the more thirsty members of the tour group around for a sneaky vodka served into water bottle cut in half and dessert bowls. We quickly run out and make our way the bar carriage. Like bars and restaurants Egypt over this one has the lingering haze of chain smoking staff unable to drink or eat during Ramadan. The bar is seedy with a few overly ocker Aussies on a similar tour...

The best of Egypt: Cairo We touch down in Cairo some 7189 km north of our starting point, Cape Town. It wasn’t a long flight from Nairobi, but it’s evident that there is a huge cultural difference. The first indicator was a 5.30 breakfast aboard Egypt Air. I couldn’t figure it out in my state of sleep deprivation and besides I was still full from getting our money’s worth at Carnivore. It is only when our hotels shuttle driver reminds us that Ramadan ha...