Saqqara & Dahshur Necropolis Pyramids in Cairo
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 its dark, decaying appearance as […]
Luxor Temple, Egypt
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 around. So much so that […]
Luxor, Egypt
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 appeared to be the same […]
Grand Waterworld Makadi – Hurghada
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 the onsite waterpark and swimming […]
Istanbul, Türkiye
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 houses of Balat are a […]
Ayvalik to Çanakkale via Troy
From Lesvos we took a ferry to Ayvalik to begin our adventure in Turkiye. Interesting point to note – in 2022 Turkey officially requested for the world to officially call the country Turkiye. Ayvalik seemed like a nice port town, more upmarket than Newhaven! We were woken with the most amazing Turkish breakfast, a feast […]
Lesvos (Greece)
Lesvos was our second stop after taking an overnight ferry from Athens. We collected our hire car and the assigned holiday chauffeur Craig drove us to our lovely guest house in the town of Molyvos. On the way we spotted a salt plain covered in flamingoes which was an amazing sight to see, the photos […]
Athens
Athens was the first stop on our backpacking tour around the world. We chose Athens for the hands on history lessons and to begin a gradual change in scenery, culture and weather from Europe to Asia. We stayed in Kato Patisia, which was in the suburbs and on the metro so we took many trips […]
Montreal (Canada)
After our mammoth adventure in Costa Rica we stopped in Montreal on the way home for a few nights. My GCSE French came out of dusty retirement but the Montrealers replied in English! We ate poutine (cheesy gravy chips) and Beavertail pastries, climbed a rope course on a pirate ship and explored the underground city […]
Costa Rica
This summer we embarked on a road trip around Costa Rica, with Canadian stop offs in Toronto on the way and Montreal on the return. Central America is an area that we had never travelled to before and it did not disappoint with the amazing landscapes, wildlife and adventures we discovered! We flew into San […]
Niagara Falls (Canada)
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. We caught a double decker slow train from Toronto with Poppy (the penguin) to visit Canada’s iconic landmark. The noise and spray of the falling water was immense! […]
Toronto (Canada)
Toronto was our first stop on the way to Costa Rica. We stayed in the financial district and spent our days exploring the city on foot, swimming in the shadows of skyscrapers at our hotel and eating our way around the streets. Bubble teas and frappuccinos cooled us down from the city heat. We caught […]
California (USA)
In the Summer of 2023 we headed to the East Coast of the USA for a road trip! We started in San Francisco where we travelled by cable car, visited Alcatraz and saw sea lions at Pier 39. We drove south on Highway 1 stopping at Monterey Bay, Pismo Beach and on to Los Angeles […]
Brussels and Antwerp (Belgium)
Brussels is our favourite pre-Christmas destination! We travelled by train to London then Eurostar to Brussels then another train to Antwerp a couple of days later. Our days were spent ice skating, riding the steampunk carousels, eating Belgian frites and chocolates. It was so interesting to see French signs in Brussels then just a few […]
Dubai 2018 (UAE)
In 2018 we had our last holiday as a family of 3 (although Sophie travelled in utero!). It was Phoebe’s second trip to Dubai and we stayed at Altantis, The Palm which is on a group of man made islands in the shape of a palm tree. It was Ramadan at the time so we […]
