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We made it to São Paulo, Brazil. Back in the western hemisphere with plenty of hand sanitizer and toilet paper! It’s hard to get back from the Middle East without going through Europe, Kirk did it! We are healthy and still enjoying the adventure. We are on the move today trying to go north. IContinue reading “Ola!”

I really enjoy dried dates and I know there are several different kinds. In Cairo we were served fresh dates, something new for us. The texture was similar to a plum, the skin was paper like and could be eaten or slipped off with little effort, the flavor was somewhere between a plum and aContinue reading “Tasty Dates”

We are in Cairo for Kirk’s work, he is buying Egyptian limestone. With a big international purchase it’s important to check out the source and companies that the stone is being purchased from. This means spending long days in stone shops and queries and bouncing between. It also means getting to see areas not asContinue reading “Work To Be Done”

Heavy and continuous rain started early Thursday early morning here in Cairo. The government shutdown schools and shops, what a contrast this created to the day before! Very few people out and traffic was almost non-existent but still could hear honking from the few drivers left. There is no where for water to drain hereContinue reading “Friday the 13th – Heavy Rain Leads to Near Private Pyramid Tour and Empty Streets – Awesome and Eerie”

We’ve gone from an ultra modern, clean and shiny city to Cairo, Egypt which is on the Nile River and surrounded by desert. The days start out clear and by the end of the day the air is filled with sand. There are parts of Cairo that are very old and other parts that areContinue reading “Cities of Contrast”

Along with every imaginable store front, the malls have so much entertainment that for the most part is easily accessed without fees. For example the 50 meter aquarium is a atrium feature and can be enjoyed withEntry. One can purchase tickets to enter a glass “elevator” or scuba dive in the aquarium. Another area isContinue reading “Dubai Malls – not just one but at least two which rank among the largest in the world”

While we were in Dubai we took a desert Safari. A driver in a Toyota Land Cruiser picked us up at our hotel. We drove for about and hour to get out of the city and into the desert were there where only highways and sand. Very nice highways everywhere, multi-lanes and lighted even inContinue reading “Desert Safari”

We left the beautiful and tropical island of Bali and flew overnight to Dubai! We didn’t expect to go here but this stop made it easier to get to our next destination. Dubai is a new and ultra modern city surrounded by desert sand and ocean. There is every imaginable contemporary shaped building you canContinue reading “From Rainforest to Desert”

We crossed the equator into Indonesia and to the island of Bali. It’s the rainy season here so between Coronavirus and the off season it’s not too crowded here. The tourists here are mostly Australian, for them it’s a fairly short flight (4or 5 hours) and an inexpensive vacation. It’s rained everyday, mostly at nightContinue reading “Southern Hemisphere”

From Penang we gave up ferries to fly Air Asia to Singapore. When we arrived in Singapore the airport was nearly empty and we had our temperature taken by a remote sensor as we walked down the hallway. I am thinking it’s probably the safest place we can be from Coronavirus. Traveling with in southeastContinue reading “From Cheap to Singapore”