5 Great places to see in Egypt

Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world’s most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramids, the Great Sphinx and the ancient temples of Luxor dating back thousands of...

Channeling Cleopatra on a Nile River Cruise

One of the highlights of our recent trip to Egypt was a Nile river ! We did extensive research prior to our trip and decided upon a five day sail aboard the Nour el Nil Malouka. Recently cited by...

Do you want to ride a camel?

If you have traveled alone, you'd know what I mean. If you want to travel alone, well my dear reader, you will find out how strong, capable and valuable you are. I went to Egypt last year, I was...

The Istanbul Taksim Square Shoe Shine Scammers!

Unlucky us we got scammed! We have to give the shoe shine guy a money before we got in trouble, and followed by him and his fellow shoe shine scammers! One guy accidentally dropped his shoe brush...

The Istanbul Shoe Shine Scam

Our hotel was 2 blocks form Taksim Square, a hot bed of restaurants in Istanbul, so we walked out for dinner. On the way back to our hotel, an intererent shoe shine guy was walking just a head of us...

Scams in Europe and How to Avoid Them

Vacation is a beautiful and delightful time. Of course, we all love vacations. It is so good to just forget everyday life and explore something interesting, exciting, meet new people or just...