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Tag Archives: Egypt
Jordan: The Country, The People, The Movie Set (Not the River)
Touching down at the Amman Airport at 10:30 pm, it’s no surprise that our Egypt Air flight from Cairo is two hours late. (Fond Memories of the Middle East – Egypt) Our guide and driver Atallah meets us at the airport … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Egypt, Hotels, Jordan, Middle East, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Amman, Amman Airport, amphitheater, Aqaba, Arwad Hotel, Bedouin, Cairo, Church of St. Genesius, Crusader castle, Dead Sea, Egypt, Egypt Air, Grand View Hotel, hibiscus flower tea, Hippodrome, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Israel, Jerash, Jerusalem, Jordan, Karak, Karak Archaeological Museum, King Hotel Cairo, King's Highway, Lawrence of Arabia, Led Zeppelin, Mabada, Middle East, mosaic floor, Moses, Mount Nebo, Nabatean, Palestine, Petra, Promised Land, Radisson Hotel, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Sinai Peninsula, Siq, souk, south amphitheater, Syria, The Monastery, Treasury Building, UNESCO, Wadi Araba Border Crossing, Wadi Mujib, Wadi Musa, WPLongform, Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal
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Spanish, Por Favor, in Mexico
For years, Mike and I have been indiscriminately mangling languages all over the world. We are especially adept at making up Spanish words, referring to them as ‘distortiones de español’. Sometimes the words we “make up” turn out to be … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Hotels, Mexico, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexandria, Atencion San Miguel, Bella Italia Ristorante, Cafe San Francisco, Cairo Egypt, Camino Real Hotel, Casa Luna, Casa Luna Pila Seca, Casa Luna Quebrada, Centro Bilingüe de San Miguel Spanish School, Club de Golf Malaquin, Denver, Doc Severinsen, Doors, Egypt, El Jardin de los Milagros, El Pipila, El Santuario Golf Course, Embassy Suites Mexico City - Reforma, Fabrica La Aurora, Funicular Panoramico, Gil Gutierrez, Gil y Cartas, Golf Club Malanquin, Guanajuato, Harry's New Orleans Cafe, Jardín de la Union, Jill Genser, Los Girasoles, Mercado de Artesanias, Mercado Hidalgo, Mexico, Mexico City, Mummy Museum, Museo de los Momais, Ornate doors, Parroquia San Miguel, Rancho Casa Luna, Rincón de Don Tomás, San Miguel de Allende, Sensual Chocolatiers, SMdA, Spanish Classes, Talevera, Teatro Juárez, Templo Mayor, Tonight Show, Tortilla Papers, US Air, US Airways, Villa Mirasol, Vivoli Cafe, World Heritage Site, WPLongform, Zócalo
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Seeking the Strange
One of my favorite things to do while traveling is to seek out the strange sights, places that are a bit wacky and off the beaten tourist track. I try to find at least one per trip. The extra effort … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Egypt, England, Europe, Hungary, Italy, Middle East, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged 6th of October City, Atomium, Avebury Circle, Belgium, Berlin Wall, Bone Church, British Heritage Pass, Brussels, Budapest, Cappuccino, Capuchin Church, Cerne Abbas Giant, Chain Bridge, Communist statues, Egypt, England, Europe, exploring, Heroes' Square, Hungary, Isetta, Italy, London, Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, Magic Land Egypt, Middle East, Mini Europe, Mt. Vesuvius, Rome, Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, Statue Park, Stonehenge, Travel, Traveler, View-Master, world travel, WPLongform
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