We liked Egypt. We didn’t love Egypt. But Dahab, a hippie haven coastal community on the Gulf of Aqaba side of the Sinai Peninsula, was quite a different story. Dahab has notes of Goa, India, Pokhara, Nepal and Aqaba, Jordan all wrapped into one tidy little package, which is undoubtedly why so many, mostly younger, digital nomad Europeans flock here…
After six nights in our Luxor-ious apartment, it was time to buckle our seatbelts for some American-style gotta-fit-it-all-in-travel. Our itinerary for the next 13 days would be…2 nights, 3 nights, 2 nights, 2 nights, 1 night, 2 nights and 1 night and it started with an all-day wait in Luxor for our 10:30 night bus. (Yes, halfway through now, our…
When we pulled into the GoBus station in Luxor, we expected to be battered from all angles by taxi drivers. And while they were indeed persistent, we’ve experienced way worse in other places. But fortunately, as we swooped down to fetch our under-bus bags, one of those drivers, a quite young one, revealed our What’s App profile photo on his…
We decided to go to Egypt because the timing couldn’t have lined up more perfectly. We had to leave Türkiye, needed to kill a few more days before reentering Europe, and the temperature had dropped a few notches to utter pleasantness in Egypt. Plus, it only took four days and 6+ hours worth of fun-filled evening phone dates to Chase Travel…
Trekking, as many may know, is one of our most-loved forms of travel and exploration. Trekking with meaning adds a whole new level. Back in 1996, a wonderfully innovative community oriented initiative called TESFA, meaning “hope”, was started in the Northern Ethiopian highlands. Nowadays, Tesfa Tours, runs multiple community trekking options using the TESFA program of community lodges, and we…
Flux capacitor set. Time circuits on. It was time to Marty McFly our way back to September 21, 2012. After weeks in the brown Tanzanian plains and bush, we were beyond enthralled to be greeted by nothing but shades of green as we touched down in Lalibela, Ethiopia where we immediately gained 7 years, 9 months and 10 days. Confused?!…
How did we afford a safari on our budget of $50/day? In short, we didn’t. We knew from the beginning of our travels that in Africa, we’d have to loosen our purse strings a little. Despite assumptions however, safaris can be a lot more affordable than people think. In our case budget friendly camping safaris can be planned in advance…
Touching down amidst towering coconut palm trees that seemed to carpet the landscape of this sapphire, cerulean, and cyan enveloped island which beckoned us to exclaim, wow! Yes, we’d reached the island of Zanzibar for our first stop in Africa. Zanzibar is one of those magical place names, that doesn’t quite seem like a real place until you’re there. It’s…
