Since I got to Europe, people have consistently been asking me what I thought about Egypt – did I feel safe? Is it ok to go? Should they go? And…
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Another reason I stopped in Sharm el Sheikh was to rest up and have a (hopefully) better impression of Egypt before I got to Cairo. The stories you hear about…
Jordan is one of those surprisingly and shockingly expensive countries. It’s one that you’d expect to be quite cheap and then WOAH just kidding. It’s not. I think part of…
I got to channel my inner Indiana Jones at Petra for two days. I’m so glad I took two days – the site is HUGE, and especially in the summer,…
My fight left New Delhi at 3:55am, which meant I needed to be at the airport in New Delhi by about 1am. The night before, we’d gotten in from dinner…
The one country on my itinerary that scared me more than any other was India (at least to go by myself). So I decided to buy a tour from G…
On our second day in Jaipur, I woke up feeling quite a bit better. My cold was still there, and still getting worse (I was still trying not to dip…
By the time we got to Jaipur, I have to admit I was not in the best mood. We went straight to the City Palace, and our guide there was…
After taking an early night in Agra (after all, we did wake up before dawn. Worth it… but still tiring!), we got on the bus to head towards Jaipur. On…
I have wanted to go to Agra for a very long time, for just one reason – the Taj Mahal. But, surprisingly, Agra actually has two other UNESCO World Heritage…