As most of you know I typically like to travel in the winter to ‘escape’ the cold and have a little adventure. Last year, when I returned from my winter trip I came back knowing I wanted to go to Egypt in 2009. Jordan caught my interest while researching Egypt; it made sense (because the two countries are close) to visit both on the same trip. London was added on as the cheapest route to Cairo with the benefit of being able to visit my exchange sister from South Africa that now lives in London.
While I like to travel this trip is really different for me in a lot of ways. Travelling for me is a lot about freedom...freedom to go where I want to go when I want to and to do what I want to do when I want to do it. I nearly always travel alone and with my own agenda. Making a great trip and managing it is a challenge. Half the fun of taking a trip is planning it: finding the best travel deals, determining what adventures to sign up for etc... On this trip I went back and forth a lot but ultimately signed up with a travel group and I will be assigned a random roommate. The culture is much more conservative in Egypt then I’m use to and, I’m not sure how I’ll handle that. I had a hard time finding culture-appropriate clothing to wear. Typically, I sport a bathing suit most of my vacation; I will need to keep covered most of this trip. I am still very excited though because the region and the culture are very mystical, old and rich and I’m fascinated by how this will all play out for me.
So what’s the trip? I’ve got three weeks to see London, Egypt and Jordan. I’ll be in London from Feb 1st – Feb 4th. The Gap tour starts in Egypt, Cairo on February 5th and ends in Amman, Jordan on February 21st. Here is the link for the Itinerary. http://www.gapadventures.com/tour/DPJA.
While I like to travel this trip is really different for me in a lot of ways. Travelling for me is a lot about freedom...freedom to go where I want to go when I want to and to do what I want to do when I want to do it. I nearly always travel alone and with my own agenda. Making a great trip and managing it is a challenge. Half the fun of taking a trip is planning it: finding the best travel deals, determining what adventures to sign up for etc... On this trip I went back and forth a lot but ultimately signed up with a travel group and I will be assigned a random roommate. The culture is much more conservative in Egypt then I’m use to and, I’m not sure how I’ll handle that. I had a hard time finding culture-appropriate clothing to wear. Typically, I sport a bathing suit most of my vacation; I will need to keep covered most of this trip. I am still very excited though because the region and the culture are very mystical, old and rich and I’m fascinated by how this will all play out for me.
So what’s the trip? I’ve got three weeks to see London, Egypt and Jordan. I’ll be in London from Feb 1st – Feb 4th. The Gap tour starts in Egypt, Cairo on February 5th and ends in Amman, Jordan on February 21st. Here is the link for the Itinerary. http://www.gapadventures.com/tour/DPJA.
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