Destination: Egypt and the UAE

What a trip!
I'm too tired and braindead to wax philosophical at the moment so i'll just get straight to it.

Egypt has been an interesting learning experience for me. I can't exactly call the trip particularly exciting but it wasn't a relaxing one either. The first destination of the family holiday was the town/city of Luxor. The vast majority of the temples and tombs we visited were located in the area as Luxor was the site of Thebes, one of the biggest cities of ancient Egypt. The sites we visited included the Temple of Horus, the Colossi of Memnon and King Tut's tomb. From Luxor we took a leisurely cruise down the Nile heading south towards Aswan, making daily stops to visit places of interest.

At Aswan we took a plane to Cairo, where my luggage promptly went missing and arrived on the next flight. This was quite odd seeing as to how the flight had a grand total of about 12 passengers. How my bag never made it onto the plane I will never know.

Cairo is a madhouse. The streets are dirty, the people are crass, tourists are everywhere and I can't take a piss without some local (who apparently makes a living by plundering the toilet paper and 'selling' them for a tip) asking me for money. It was also the place where you went if you wanted to visit one of the most recognizable landmarks known to man - The Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx. As I stood before them I could not help but imagine the glory and hubris of a civilization that built these towering monuments that still stand today in defiance to the ravages of time. 3 thousand years is a long time yet here they remain as a reminder of what we can achieve when we were united under a single cause.

After a few days we left the (dis)organized chaos of Egypt and travelled to Dubai. Dubai strikes me as almost a polar opposite of Egypt. The streets are clean, the city organized and there's so much ultra-modern construction going on you can almost smell the money being spent in the air. As you might have already guessed, taking a piss was a lot less of a hassle. Joy of joys! Needless to say, the sights were a tad bit different and so were the prices of the stuff we bought.

All in all it was quite an adventure. Here's a list of all the other super great stuff we did that I can't be bothered elaborating. The trip included, but is not limited to:

- A desert safari
- Shisha smoking
- Mummies
- Massive Headaches
- A hot air balloon that was kept aloft by more than hot air (Go figure)
- Some lesbian action on said hot air balloon
- Mummified tour guides
- A fake beard
- Baby puke
- Baby tears
- Baby smiles

The photos will be up on Facebook soon. Feel free to browse.