Tripping Down the NIle

Egypt, November 2021

I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't document my trip to Egypt in November 2021. What good would it serve if the videos sit on my mobile phone? 

It was "the" trip, I don't make bucket list. Visiting the pyramids was just one of those trips I assumed I would do at some point -- I didn't make any specific plan to do it. But when an opportunity opened to join a tour group, I took it. 

It may be the historical sites, the itinerary, the group of people I was with that made the entire trip memorable. 

I would do the trip again -- soon -- but it may not be as enjoyable as this first one.  

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