Egypt Travelogue

Since I was 8 years old, my lifelong dream was to visit Egypt.  In 2006 I finally realized this dream by traveling through Abercombie & Kent.  Throughout most of the trip, I blogged on another site about the places I visited and how it changed my life.  Unfortunately, a few months after I returned, the site crashed and the Travelogue was lost.  It was only until the other day that a friend helped retrieve the data for me, as it had been recovered a few years later off the server hard drive.  I cannot thank her enough for her effort to send my Travelogue back to me.  Re-reading about initial feelings and experiences had brought a tear to my eyes.  So now, in the 5th year since the initial visit (I say "initial" because I do plan on returning, and often), and given the political climate in Egypt, now couldn't be a more perfect time for the Travelogue to find a new home on Divine Tour, and to share with you what I wrote those many years ago.

Each subsequent post to come will be separated by date, starting on 29 September 2006, and ending on 8 October 2006.  There is a gap of time in the middle where I did not blog because we were cruising the Nile from Aswan to Luxor for 5 days without internet access.  In addition, I will post the Travelogue in regular font.  As I re-read what I wrote, I will post my current thoughts in italics as commentary.  And finally, as I wasn't able to do in the original Travelogue, I am now able to supplement the story with my own pictures.

I hope you enjoy reading about the experience, as Egypt is an eternally beautiful country, from her people to her villages, I hold it near and dear to my heart.  I also hope that through these writings, you can feel the emotion, amazement, and appreciation I hold for Egypt, and perhaps it will encourage you to someday visit, if you haven't had the fortune to do so yet.