Back in Cairo once again. The last week has been spent on a whistle-stop tour up and down the Nile, all the way to Abu Simble just north of Sudan, over 5 days. Cramming in days full of ancient sightseeing with brief stretches lounging in the hotel pool - a fantastic accessory in the 30-40C heat.The Pyramids were no less incredible than I expected. The scale of them is difficult to comprehend, even when your standing next to them. They can seem only a dozen stori...

Since I last updated Ive passed through half of Syria and all of jordan and Im now in Egypt. So i better start where i left off. Syria was a very impressive country. The people there were probably the nicest that Ive met on my travels, going through busy shoppping streets people didnt pressure you or irritate you into their restaurants. On the way I visited Palmyra, a little oasis in the desert where an ancient city once lay. A pretty fascinating ancient town - ...