Enrico's Travel Blog

Petra, Jordan   There is only one goal today – See the Monastery or Ed-Deir. Ed-Dier is located high in the hill northwest of the ancient city of Petra. It is the second most commonly visited monument in the Petra Archaeological Park. However, it is estimated that only about fifteen percent of the visitors ever see it   The reason why most people don’t make it to the monastery? It is reached by ascending a nearly 850-step path from the Basin. So, you not only get to climb up

Giza (Cairo), Egypt   Good morning. We have two museums to see today and a visit to the Cairo & Khan Khalili Bazaar by night which starts at 17:00 and goes for 22:00 (it does include dinner), then we have a 06:15 flight in the morning and need to get up and be in the lobby at 03:30. One of the first things we talked to Ahmed about this morning was the possibility of changing the visit to the bazaar from tonight to the night of the 16th when we return to Cairo for one night. H

Esna, Egypt > sail down the Nile to Edfu > Sail on to Kim Ombo, Egypt   We were under way again this morning at 05:30. On our way to Edfu and the Temple of Horus. Breakfast started at 08:00 which made waiting a bit long for some of us. We meet our guide in the reception area and walk off the boat. The street is about twenty feet above us, so it is up some stairs to get to it. Here our guide has arranged a horse and carriage to take us to Edfu.   Edfu was one of several temple