Kandy, Galle, Yala National Park, Whale Watching & Colombo: December 4 – 9, 2016
Damabulla Cave Temple
3 Months-3 Continents (18): Sri Lanka November 30 – December 9, 2016
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3 Months-3 Continents (17): Sri Lanka November 30 – December 9, 2016
Pilgrimage Tour- Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa & Kandy: December 1 – 5, 2016
 Sacred Quadrangle, Polonnaruwa |
 Jetawana, Anuradhapura |
I joined a pilgrimage trip to Shikoku, Japan organised by a Buddhist charity organisation in Hong Kong in December 2012. When I discovered it would be organising a pilgrimage tour to Sri Lanka on December 1 – 5, I decided to join after my African trip. My friend Cat joined me and we spent five more days in Sri Lanka after the pilgrimage trip. Read more
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3 Months-3 Continents (16): Mt Kilimanjaro Climb November 18-28, 2016
7-day Machame Route Trek: November 19-25, 2016
 Standing at the Roof of Africa (5895m) at 11am on November 24, 2016 |
 View of Kilimanjaro from High Camp on November 25 |
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3 Months-3 Continents (15): Mt Kilimanjaro Climb November 18-28, 2016
7-day Machame Route Trek, November 19-25, 2016
 Sanke, my guide at the starting point of the 7-day Machame Route Trek, November 19, 2016 |
 I had sunshine, fog, mist, rain, snow and frost during the 7-day trek |
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3 Months-3 Continents (14): Sudan, November 9-17, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 23- 26: Karima, Meroë & Khartoum
Full Moon at Musawwarat es Sufra, November 14, 2017
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3 Months – 3 Continents (13) Sudan November 9-17, 2016
26-Day Cairo to Khartoum: Day 19-22: Wadi Halfa, Kerma & Karima
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After having spent 18 days in Egypt, we crossed the border into Sudan (also known as North Sudan). Labelled as a state sponsor of terrorism and being subject to sanction by the US, Sudan is not a destination for the faint-hearted tourists. But the country, home to many ancient civilisations and land of contrast, is amazing. I have seen more pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt. Read more
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3 Months- 3 Continents (12): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 14 – 19: Edfu, Aswan & Abu Simbel
 Temple of Edfu |
 Abu Simbel |
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3 Months- 3 Continents (11): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 7 – 13 – Red Sea, Qena & Luxor
Temple of Hathor at sunset, Qena
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3 Months- 3 Continents (10): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 1 – 6- Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said & Monastery of Saint Anthony
 Monastery of Saint Anthony |
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3 Months- 3 Continents (9): Egypt October 19 – November 8, 2016
Egypt: Cairo October 19 – 21, 2016
 Five young students showing me Islamic Cairo, October 21, 2017 |
 Giza Pyramid, October 22, 2017 |
I visited Cairo and Luxor on my first visit to Egypt in 1979. On my second visit, I spent a couple of days in a resort in Hurguada, Red Sea and a day in Cairo after an organised tour to Morocco in the late 1990s. My two fleeting visits have only given me a taste of this ancient civilisation and I always want to return. I love travelling overland: a 26-day journey from Cairo to Khartoum with Dragoman is an ideal way to travel without hassles along the Nile River, the Red Sea and across the deserts. Read more
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