Travel guides, itineraries, and experiences across destinations in Africa, including Egypt and North Africa.
Looking back, this Petra Jordan itinerary taught me just how difficult it is to experience the country properly in only a couple of days. Even as we were there, driving between the Dead Sea and Petra, trying to fit everything into barely two days, I remember thinking: this country deserved more time than we gave…
There’s a version of travel where points and miles completely shape your itinerary. And there’s another where they simply enhance it. I sit somewhere in between. I’m not someone who manufactures trips just to maximize redemptions, and I’m also not purely cash-based. Instead, I try to balance cost, comfort, and flexibility depending on the trip…
We landed in Luxor on a short morning flight from Cairo, excited but already aware this part of the trip would move fast. We only had about two and a half days here, and even before arriving, I knew this Luxor itinerary would be packed. Luxor had been one of the places I was most…
We landed in Cairo surprisingly rested and eager to start. We had a layover in Rome that helped break up the long journey, a few hours to stretch, have breakfast in the lounge, and reset before the final leg into Egypt. By the time we arrived, we were ready to actually get into the trip….