Typed up: at Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Musa
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The first 2 nights in Aqaba we stayed at the Al Masra hotel in downtown. It was clean, the room was nice, and we slept on the nicest bed we’ve encountered our entire trip. It was very much a place [...]

Typed up: at Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Mousa
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On Sunday December 21, we woke up in Nuweiba, Egypt. After a good breakfast at our hotel, we took a cab to the bus station which seemed completely empty. There was one man sitting in his bus in the back, [...]

Typed up: at Murjan resort in Aqaba, Petra Gate in Wadi Mousa
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We got to Cairo’s Sinai bus station early for our 11am bus, but the bus didn’t show up until just before noon. While we were waiting we watched some people from other buses put huge amounts of luggage [...]

Typed up: at Murjan resort in Aqaba
Posted from: Petra Gate Hotel in Petra
The bus ride from Bawiti back to Cairo was just like the way there, except that we sat on the very last row next to a sick Australian. We were dropped off at a different place than we had taken the metro from, [...]

Typed up: at a shawarma place, Intr@Net, and New Hotel in Cairo
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As when we bought our tickets, the bus station was very loud in the morning. It’s under an overpass, and mini buses are honking their horns non stop. Joann from Australia was also waiting for the bus and headed to [...]

Typed up: at Old Oasis Hotel in Bawiti
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Because first class was full, we took a second class train from Luxor to Cairo. We were a bit concerned whether we’d be able to deal with it but it was no problem at all. It was a lot more comfortable than [...]

Typed up: on the train from Luxor to Cairo
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To get to Luxor we paid for an air conditioned bus which would stop at Kom Ombo and Edfu, through our hotel. Because demand was low we got a taxi to Kom Ombo, which was quite comfortable. We had fun talking [...]

Typed up: at Nefertiti Hotel in Luxor
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Moving out of our apartment was another small experience in what’s different. A few hours before we were set to go, the landlord and his wife came to visit us. The bowab and his wife (and their baby daughter) were also there. They took [...]

Typed up: on the train to Aswan, at Keylany Hotel in Aswan
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We just left Cairo on November 30. Here are some final thoughts.
It’s not an uncommon thing for parents in the US to say things like “my daughter isn’t going on any dates until she’s 25.” I know they’re joking [...]