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19th July 2021
Today we were woken up with a wake-up call at 3:45 am and went down for 4:30 am to meet our group we climbed aboard a minibus which would drive us to the temple of Abu Simbel luckily I managed to get the back row of the bus so I was able to fully lie […]
18th July 2021
It was quite difficult to get a good nights sleep since the train kept starting, stopping and shaking but I woke up at eight and read for a little bit until breakfast, which was served in my cabin in the same way as dinner. After this four of us played president again in my room, […]
17th July 2021
Today I woke up early at 7 am and after getting ready went to the restaurant to grab breakfast, there I met some other members of my group. After finishing we went downstairs and met the remaining members we did some final logistical organisations for activities and hopped onto our bus for the day. The […]
16th July 2021
Today I woke up at around nine due to the cleaning lady screaming outside, I took a shower and got ready to go out. Once I was ready I headed downstairs where I crossed paths with our tour leader, his name is Meyer and we talked briefly about the plans I had for today. He […]
15th July 2021
After going to bed at 2 am the night before having watched the fireworks of the 14th of July on the Eiffel Tower (and not being able to take the Metro back hence having to walk back for an hour and a half) I woke up early and finished off my suitcase and bag. Once […]
13th January 2017
Today we grabbed breakfast at 9 and decided to go to a village market on Anastasia’s recommendation. When we got there we were quite scared that the market we wanted wasn’t happening because we couldn’t see it, but after asking a security guard we were pointed in the right direction. We walked up and […]
12th January 2017
Today I woke up at 5h30 and got out of the tent to the coolest morning we have had so far, it felt like only 5 degrees, during which I had to pack my tent away which was more difficult than usual since the tent poles were freezing, so as soon as I was done, […]