The 5 hour bus took us to Bahyrir for our desert stay. Roger had a bruised arse from the camel ride the day before so had little pleasure in the journey. Our first nights stay was in bamboo huts with straw roofs, peace and quiet was really appreciated compared to the hustle and bustle of downtown Cairo, we had an afternnon tour of the surrounding desert area, the sand was so fine we were more fascinated with this than the pyramids. After seeing a beautiful sun...

During the flight to Cairo Steve doubled his current sleep to 40 mins before the food came out, the flight was quick if a bit shaky and the 3 of us really stank but spirits lifted as we circled over Cairo with a view of the pyramids ready to land. Our taxi took us on a death defying journey to our hostel, the drivers here are unique!! Our 1st night we were taken for a walk around Downtown Cairo by the hostel owner who by coincidence is called Ramadam and it's Ra...