Dashur and Saqqara are a bit of a ballache to get to. We did contemplate Uber but the distances between the attractions within each site are also a bit of a bugger and, as we found out at Giza, traipsing around over uneven terrain in the Egyptian heat as your shoes slowly fill with sand [...]
Here we go then, the actual pyramids! We read up on the scams and the tricks employed to part you with your money. We braced ourselves for the constant onslaught of touts doing their bestest to get you to ride camel or buy a thing you don't want or need at a price that'd have [...]
We'd both had our little hearts set on a tour to the White Desert and the initial plan was to catch a bus into Bawiti and sort one out from there. We had no idea how long that would take us though, and with only 30 days to see as much as we could we [...]
I'd love to tell you that our journey from Cairo airport into the city was as a result of meticulous research and a carefully executed plan but in reality it was mostly two sweaty lesbians muddling through and hoping we didn't get scammed. Surprisingly we weren't descended on by taxi drivers when we left Terminal [...]
So it turns out that driving in The Seychelles is quite the exercise in bum clenching. The islands go from sea level to actual fucking mountain quite rapidly and the only way to do this is with very steep, very winding roads which are also bus routes. There are mirrors on a lot of the [...]
We decided to rent a car for the last couple of days just so we could cram more stuff in really. Nothing too strenuous, just a little bit of sightseeing, perhaps one walking trail, mostly beaches. I'm sure the public bus would take us to everywhere we wanted to go but we didn't want to [...]
Tarrant doesn't dive but on account of her being The Best Girlfriend In The World™ she gives no shits if I abandon her for a day to go and make bubbles. I thought twice in one holiday might be pushing it but I think she likes having the day to herself to sacrifice her epidermis [...]
We bussed to Victoria, the capital, on Saturday and spent the morning at the National Museum of History learning all about the history of the islands right from when it was frequented by pirates, through being claimed by France, all the way to independence. Turns out France claimed the islands by putting a Stone Of [...]
It's not been too much of a chore, being on Mahé. We arrived on the Thursday after a relatively sane ferry crossing from Praslin, everyone seemed to retain their stomach contents and I even managed to get a nap in rather than sitting bolt upright, staring straight ahead, gripping onto the armrests for dear life [...]
Ah, La Digue. The epitome of chill. An island of very few vehicles, most of which are electric. So how does everyone get around this little slice of paradise? Fucking bicycles. I knew there had to be a trade off, I fucking hate bicycles. Half an hour on one of those bastards and I feel [...]
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