Aswan, and beyond, Sherryl’s adventure in Egypt.

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This last 3 weeks have been full on, filled with adventure and travel as Jaime and I spent time with Sherryl, who had come to Marsa Alam, all the way from NZ! We had wonderful 4 days in Aswan. Our … Continue reading →

Dodgy driving, a mildly mad gardener and visits to the souk

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April has been a bit of a ‘stay at home’ month for us. Unless you count the very long one day trip to Hurghada and back, early in the month, which turned into a bit of an adventure! I am … Continue reading →

Sunday Jaunt to the ATM

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Lately, I have made a point of walking most days, usually early in the morning before the sun gets too hot, but a few days ago I decided to walk down to the ATM at the local bank of Egypt. … Continue reading →

Un-green fingers, road rules and donkey poo

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With our return from our ‘holiday’ (read exhausting !) in NZ life has returned to what for us, is normal. Jaime and I are back in our little routine, our regular exercise at the gym at the local resort 3 … Continue reading →

Short visits, long flights. Our trip home to NZ

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March 2013 Hard to believe we have been in Egypt for 6 months! By March it was time to go home to NZ for a whirlwind 3 week holiday. Jaime and I flew home a week earlier than Paul, to … Continue reading →

Tuk Tuks, Bone shaker buses and being tourists.

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Once we returned to Marsa Alam from Cyprus, Christmas was just around the corner, so it was out with the Christmas decos, courtesy of Jane, and we set about creating a Christmas atmosphere at least in our unit. Outwardly around … Continue reading →

Submarine adventure

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November 2012 On the way home to Marsa Alam from Cyprus, bread-maker in tow, we flew back into Hurghada for a few days. I was keen to go out on the ‘submarine’ so Jaime could experience the sight of the … Continue reading →

Cats, bossy aussies and shopping

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November 2012, One of the bonuses of our trip to Larnaca was our rental car. With the bossy Aussie on board we were able to find our way to most places, except when there was a slight misunderstanding of her … Continue reading →

Lovely Larnaca

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November 2012 I had always wanted to visit Cyprus right from our OE travelling days and so now that we were so close, it seemed to be the next step in the November break. The flights were blessedly short, only … Continue reading →

Dugon, baking, experiments.

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October 2012 Jaime and I settled into a routine once Paul went back to work, for the first of his stints since we had arrived in Egypt. Jaime and I swam  most days and I tried to keep up with … Continue reading →