by Trips Of Our Life | May 16, 2018 | Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America
Top & bottom photos from Cantagena de Indias Ι visited Colombia last March, a great month to wander around the whole country without any weather problems. Me and my co-traveler flew via Canada – Toronto (which we also visited on our way back). Starting our...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 26, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
The 2nd tour I booked though my hotel Desert Rose during my stay in Hurghada was swimming with wild dolphins and snorkeling in two different coral reefs. After my disappointment of the previous tour in the destroyed coral reef of Giftun islands, I was skeptical on...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 12, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
The main purpose of my visit to Hurghada was to swim in its famous coral reef. The reef of the Red Sea is considered anyway one of the most beautiful in the world. Having swam in other spots of the Sinai Peninsula in the past (Ras Mohammed national park, Sharm el...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 9, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
Giftun islands are small stripes of desert in the middle of the Red Sea, a few miles off the Hurghada shores. The only way to visit is either by an organized tour or renting a private boat. The tours usually stop at Big Giftun to the south, where the two beach bars of...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 4, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
The tomb of King Ramses IΧ is the simplest in comparison to the others we visited in the Valley, (Ramses IV & Ramses III), but equally interesting regarding the frescoes. The 105-meter-long corridor ends up in the burial chamber, whose entrance is closed by a low...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 4, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
The tomb of King Ramses III is the longest in comparison to the others we visited in the Valley of the Kings, (Ramses IV & Ramses IΧ), with a length of 188m. It also has a larger number of annexes on the corridor sides and leads to the burial chamber. The entrance...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 2, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
The Pharaohs tombs in the Valley of the Kings are placed deep inside the wild mountain (in contrast to the Pyramids in Cairo). The entrance is visible, but if you want to visit the interior, you have to descend underground through corridors. The corridors are wide and...
by Trips Of Our Life | Feb 2, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
I visited the Valley of the Kings, together with Karnak and Hatshepsut temples in Luxor, on a full day organized tour from Hurghada. The story of the valley is well known: the rich Kings-Pharaohs of that time wanted to be buried together with their gold after their...
by Trips Of Our Life | Jan 16, 2018 | Africa, Egypt
Yes, the Khufu pyramid is the oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids…Yes, it is the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient world and the only one that remains until today…and No, I won’t talk about its history at all. If you don’t know, the...
by Trips Of Our Life | Nov 9, 2017 | Ευρώπη, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Κατά τη διάρκεια της τριήμερης επίσκεψής μου στο Εδιμβούργο τον περασμένο Σεπτέμβριο, αποφάσισα να κάνω μία αυθημερόν εκδρομή στα φημισμένα Highlands. Οι επιλογές ήταν πολλές. Μετά από έρευνα και λόγω χρόνου και κόστους, έκλεισα την εκδρομή στα νότια Highlands με την...
