Lying on the top bunk of berth 5/6 carriage 2 of the 20.20 hr sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan, my mind is buzzing my body is aching my legs are bruised and my eyelids are heavy. After three full days in Cairo /Giza we are travelling almost the full length of Egypt to start the second leg of our adventure. Fourteen hours should give us enough time to reflect on the sights and sounds that have bombarded us from the moment we landed 3 nights ago. Egypt is a land...

We Leave in 3 days, and though we have been planning this trip for about 4 weeks( down the the tiniest detail )... I am beginning to get a stress headache at the thought of packing! The lists started from the moment we decided to go! Before long we had spent a small fortune at Blacks, Amazon did a roaring trade, and I am pretty sure Supersrug and Boots stock value went up several points. Not forgetting to mention the oh so necessary holiday preparation ... man...