Today is our departure day—time to take stock of our journey through Israel, each of us from our own
Another beautiful day was waiting for us, but first things first: breakfast. Our hotel had given us a voucher
We are staying at the Templar Hotel right in the German Colony in Haifa with view onto Haifa‘s main
Today was our second riding day with Yair and the two Australian ladies. For that one we had to
Our original plan was to arrive in Nazareth on Sunday lunchtime and have the afternoon to explore the various
Waking up fairly early Esther decided to g for a quick run on the dead sea shore. It was
Today it‘s kosher breakfast buffet. As it‘s still shabath/ sabbat here in Israel and our hotel observes it in
We were bound to leave Jerusalem just as it started to rain…. Perfect timing! We had planned an easy
We took a slow start to the day with a long breakfast at our Austrian Hospice, then decided not
Jerusalem is divided into quarters with each ethnic group claiming a quarter. The muslims, Christians, Jews and Armenians each
Jerusalem is only an hours drive from Tel Aviv. And driving into the city, one immediately thinks one is
Luckily today no rain was forcast. After our coffee at a local coffee shop we decided to head to
Why on earth do you want to go to Israel at the moment? Isn“t it very dangerous ? That
We woke up early again, eager to beat the crowds at the world-famous Pyramids of Giza (Gizeh). They open
We only have two full days in Cairo, so we had to take our picks of places to see
We had booked a sunrise balloon trip which meant to get up at 4.15 AM in the pitch dark.
Luckily, we were told at ten PM the day before that the balloons wouldn’t fly on Friday due to
Today we mounted our horses for a lovely ride to one of the most stunning temples on the West
Today we decided to visit Karnak Temple again during early morning hours as well as Luxor in daylight. We
Today our horse ride was planned to be an afternoon and sunset ride in the desert. So we decided
Today was a change over day for us. Leaving the boat after another sumptuous breakfast. Early morning moonrise on
Today, we woke up early to witness another beautiful sunrise and watch many colorful hot air balloons launch into
We briefly woke up at 4 AM when our ship left the dock in Aswan. Surprisingly smooth our boat,
Today we got up early at 5.30 AM. Sunrise was supposed to be at 6.30 and we wanted to
We got up to enjoy a rather spartan breakfast, and Chris got his cat fix as three curious kittens
We left at lunchtime to catch our flight to Egypt. This was more of an impromptu decision, as Esther
Heute war ein weiterer Reisetag. Wir sind relativ spät aufgestanden und ließen es gemütlich angehen. Beim Frühstück verging die
Today was another travel day. Getting up fairly late we started the day out slowly. Having animated and funny
Heute haben wir einen letzten frühen Spaziergang durch Chiwa gemacht. Die Sonne bahnte sich ihren Weg durch die Wolken,
Today we went for an early last stroll through Khiva. The sun was making her way through the clouds