We have been staying at a lovely homestay Padmini House in Kovalam beach, Kerala. We had the opportunity for a cooking lesson with the host family and as Keralan food is is now firmly in my top 5 favourite foods this was top of my to-do list! I can’t wait to
Alappuzha (also known as Alleppey) is famous for it’s waterways and backwaters and the best way to experience these is by boat. We hired a houseboat for a night and spent the afternoon sailing through the backwaters. It was a lovely relaxing experience waving at our fellow boaters, sipping chai
From Egypt we flew to Kochi in Kerala, India. We had last visited India as a family in 2016 with a toddler aged Phoebe when we travelled around Rajasthan. Kochi felt like a million miles away from our experience of Delhi as it is a far calmer and upmarket version
One month down! We have learnt so much over the last month both about ourselves as a family and about the world we live in. Month one took us to Greece, Turkiye and Egypt. We started in Athens and learnt about the Ancient Greeks and enjoyed the Greek bakeries. From there
Our Family Adventure at the Giza Pyramids in Cairo (Disclaimer – we had help from a robot! See below) Our family’s trip to the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, was like stepping into a world from a storybook. It was our first time seeing the ancient wonders in real life,
In Egypt malls are no different to other malls. The bigger malls always have a large supply of Starbucks and a few McDonalds. I spotted a shop that I had never heard of before called Hans and Gretel which was a shop that sold sweets, doughnuts and chocolate. There is
From Luxor we flew to Cairo. Our original plan had been to travel by train but it worked out cheaper to fly. The plane was a small propeller plane which flew low and gave an amazing view of the desert and Nile. Craig had been to Cairo in 2022 and
We went horse riding in Cairo with my school friend Noah. I loved it! I learnt how to move the horse left and right by pulling the rein. To make it go faster you kick it and to make it slower you pull the rein. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fK0zSztwE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCtJPxl65tM As I write this we are still yet to visit the Giza pyramids (watch this space!) but we have seen the less-visited Pyramid of Djoser (the Step Pyramid), which was the first pyramid to be built, and the Pyramid of Amenemhat III which earned the name Black Pyramid for
Luxor Temple is an Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile. Our first glimpse of Luxor Temple was from the window of the local McDonalds the previous day! It truly is an open air museum as the statues and columns can be viewed from all
When our family decided to embark on a trip to Egypt, one destination loomed larger than the others in my mind: Karnak Temple in Luxor. My fascination with this ancient wonder began years ago, sparked by a chance viewing of *The Spy Who Loved Me*. The film’s breathtaking scenes set
After spending a few nights eating, drinking and racing down water slides at a resort in Hurghada it was time to move on to Luxor. Here came our first experience of the Egyptian scammers! Uber quoted us a very reasonable price to Luxor. However, all of the Uber drivers (who
We woke up with an early start to the day because the day before that we went to Karnak Temple and got there at midday only just realising we were not smart as it gets too hot at that time. When we arrived at the Valley of the Kings there
All inclusive resorts are not our usual style of travel but we ended up in Hurghada, full of resort complexes, due to it being the cheapest flight out of Istanbul and took the opportunity to have a couple of days R&R before travelling to Luxor. We chose Grand Waterworld for
From Cannakale we drove to Istanbul, which was largely an easy drive until we reached the mayhem of Istanbul and then the tiny streets of Balat. We stayed in an eclectic colourful tall house in Balat, an area of narrow cobbled streets with a vintage and antique vibe. The colourful
