By: Frank Efird

Frank Efird — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:53:32 +0000

Hello Davey & Sam,
been thinking about you since Egypt, love the elelphant pics at the Park. I see you perfected the art of bargaining in your stay in Cairo. Made it home safe to US last night, after a Layover in London, and a restful nights sleep on the Heathrow Bus Central concrete floor. Traveling is a hoot. I want another ping pong rematch, the pics are great, Paris and I have many stories to tell you someday, especially the one in Luxor when I wouldn’t get out of a van until they paid me my money back from a failed balloon ride attempt. I love the blue bug pic net over the bed in Chitwan, we needed those in the African Hostel, I stayed there my last night and those pesky little buggers tried to drain me of all my Egyptian Blood. I do have one note: the last night Paris wanted to ride horses at the pyramids, at night. Out to Giza we went, rented horses, went up out to desert overlooking Cairo with a 360 degree unobstructed night view of Giza and the light show (Omar Shariff) at the Great Pyramids, had a smoke, watched the moon set over the horizon, and when we got back to the stables and our guide, who all night tested my resolve, with multiple offers of papyrus shops and the like, finally said as we were leaving, Marco (Frank) you are now half Egyptian. It didn’t hit me until later how significant that was. I know you guys are meeting lots of new friends, I put you two at the top of my list of genuine friends on my Egyptian Adventure, even if you beat me at ping pong. Oh, well. The pics are great, I like the way you look for a different angle, some of the ones I took in Asuan and Luxor were unbelievable. Will be posting Paris’s and I trip soon, will send you a link. Stay safe, have fun, I have remembered a lot of our conversations in Egypt, those are the things pictures can’t capture. Oh, and we ended up our trip at a really nice place on the red sea, El Gouna (www.elgouna.com). It is worth the trip, private, gated, it didnt even feel like Egypt, not one person came up to me or asked me for anything. Kind of a let down actually. The diving was incredulous.
Love your blogs, can’t wait to have a drink or two with you guys again, sooooon.
Frank Efird
Wilmington, NC USA

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:14:50 +0000

Davey and Sam, first great shots of thr tour. Simply amazing!!

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:53:23 +0000

Hi You guys,all looks great and sounds wonderful, I am really jelous! Keep sharing your experiences, it brings a smile to so many friends … and brightens up our day! take care Love Tina x x

By: Dazza

Dazza — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:41:12 +0000

It looks as though you are having a great time. If those Mumbai chicks don’t dig the haircut – send them my way. Love to Sam and take care x

By: Del

Del — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:38:53 +0000

Awesome!! good pics !! despite the lack of light!!

By: Tim K

Tim K — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:59:03 +0000

Great photos. Quite jealous. :)

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:37:36 +0000

It all looks wonderful (apart from Davey’s haircut! ;-)) – real pyramid selling! Will have to go there. So glad you are having such a great time.

xxx