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Now we are safely lounging in the Marriott in Hurgharda preparing for the next leap down to the Sudan I thought a summary of our trip round Cairo and through the Eastern Desert was needed. We decided to try and … Continue reading →

Went out to supper last night at the New Marina in Hurgharda, and heard that a big street party was being planned in the town center today to celebrate Mubarak’s downfall and a new beginning for Egypt. We went down … Continue reading →

We crossed the border yesterday, more red tape than you can imagine, signs that others had given up included two British registered BMW motorbikes covered in dust and seemingly abandoned. The banks were still not open so our trip to … Continue reading →

Richard and Susan were wonderful again and we even had a Chinese New Year Lunch with a group of their friends in a gorgeous restaurant in Tripoli. During the lunch one of the girls had a call from her Libyan … Continue reading →

Well… plan is to cross into Egypt turn away from the coast before Alexandria and skirt round Cairo on the desert route to the resorts on the Red Sea and wait it out there. We tried and failed ….spent 4 … Continue reading →

Interesting trek down from Djerba in Tunisia to the border….Still a lot of military presence on the roads and heaven knows how many times we had to produce passports etc, anyway we made it to the “safe haven of Libya” … Continue reading →

Having decided to make a run from Tunis to the safe haven of Libya (?) and spent two days on the road explaining to militia, police and army who we were and what we were doing we made it to … Continue reading →

We came for supper with Chad and Daria on Wednesday for some tourist tips…and stayed till today must be some sort of record for a dinner invitation. Thank you both for everything! Chad and Daria’s lovely home….. Lucy and I … Continue reading →

…..rumour …rumour and counter rumour just as we thought it was getting better, it all seems to have fallen apart again. Went for a walk on the beach in the morning with Tatiana, Spencer and Winslow. Managed to do some … Continue reading →

Momentous day. Staying with friends in La Marsa north of Tunis so not in the van in a car park! I decided to go into town after two days in the house and last nights speech from the President about … Continue reading →