There are trips you remember by the places.This one, I may remember by the vehicles.Over three weeks, across Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and Rome, we moved by almost every form of…
There are moments in family travel when a child suggests an idea so ridiculous that the responsible adult should immediately say no.This was one of those moments.Orin suggested that we…
There is a strange confidence that comes after surviving Morocco, Egypt, and Petra with three generations of family.You begin to think, “We’ve handled camels, sleeper trains, feluccas, donkey stairs, hot…
There are travel decisions that feel clever when you make them.Entering Petra through the back door was one of those decisions.Petra is enormous, and the classic entrance through the Siq…
There are airports that feel organized.There are airports that feel busy.And then there is Cairo Airport, which felt like someone turned a maze into a group project and forgot to…
There are mornings when waking up at 4:30 a.m. feels like punishment.This morning felt like punishment with potential.We were in Luxor, and we had booked a sunrise hot air balloon…
There are places in Egypt where the ancient world feels far away.The Valley of the Kings is not one of them.It feels close.Not close in the comforting way, like an…
After several days of alarms that felt personally hostile, the morning in Aswan began with something gentler.We were still leaving.The bags were still packed.The schedule still existed.But instead of climbing…
There are wakeup times that feel adventurous.There are wakeup times that feel unpleasant.And then there is 3:45 a.m., which feels less like morning and more like a clerical error.Our alarms…
There is something disorienting about waking up on a sleeper train and realizing the day has already started without asking your permission.We were on our way to Aswan after a…