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Brisbane
My first stop over is Brisbane where my best friend lives..... It will also be my last taste of the Sun before I head to winter climates! -
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The Middle East
This is an outline of where I am going on the first leg of my OE! -
Flight to Cairo
Stop over in Korea and I will be missing the last All Blacks rugby game of the year -
Explore Cairo
Will be visiting the Egyptian Museum to see all the Mummies and learn about the different dynastic periods before driving out to Giza, where I visit will the Great Pyramids and the nearby Sphinx. Maybe I will ask her a tricky question! -
Luxor
After travelling by overnight train I will check intot my Nile River Cruise Ship Later I will take horse-drawn carriages to Karnak, which is one of the world’s most celebrated temple complexes, built over a period of some 200 years. -
Luxor - Valley of the Kings
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Sights include:
Three royal tombs
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut,
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Edfu and Komombo
Edfu is home to a Temple to Horus, the falcon-headed God, while Komombo has asTemple of Sobek (the crocodile-headed God) -
Aswan
Temple of Isis
Wander through the Nubian bazaar, looking for bargains -
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Back in Cairo
I will be checking out Khan al-Khalili Bazaar, Cairo’s oldest mosque and the Gayer-Anderson Museum. OIbn Tulun Mosque, and maybe purchasing Damascene cloth or something in the Gold Market. -
Mount Sinai
I will be climbing up 2285m to watch the sun rise. I have been told that it may even snow! -
Arrive in Jordan
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Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum is a beautiful place with towering sandstone mountains rising from the desert with the wind-sculpted rock formations changing hue throughout the day from sunrise to sunset. The area is home to Bedouin tribes who live in scattered camps throughout the area and I will be sleeping in a Bedouin tent! -
Petra
Hopefully the filming of Tramsformers 2 has not destroyed this beautiful place. -
Shobak - Dana - Madaba - Amman
Sites include:
Shobak Castle
Dana, where local artisans sell attractive silver jewellery and charms
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Amman
Today I will be checking out the Dead Sea and Jerash. and on the 20th I will be meeting up with my dad for six days! -
Off to Morocco
Today I am flying to Casablanca. "Here's looking at you, kid." -
Casablanca
Ending of Casablanca
Will be visiting Mosque of Hassan, Rabat, the elegant capital of Morocco, Hassan Mosque and explore the lovely walled quarter known as the Kasbah des Oudaias. -
Volubilis and Meknes
Volubilis was once a provincial Roman capital
Meknes has been called the Versailles of Morocco -
Fes
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Moulay Yacoub
I don't know alot about this area - but it does have a spring/spa resort..... -
Fes-Marrakech
A long day of travelling by train. I have armed myself with books and the first series of True Blood. -
Marrakech
Marrakech has the largest traditional market (souk) in Morocco and also has one of the busiest squares in Africa and the world, Djemaa el Fna. The square bustles with acrobats, story-tellers, water sellers, dancers, and musicians. -
