Travel - Lili on the Loose

24 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 4, Part 6 – Starting the Tour

By Lili|February 24th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Abydos, Africa, bomb, Dendera, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, falafel, Felfela, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Giza, Great Pyramids, group, Middle East, road, Shish Taouk, tour group, traffic|0 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Sunday October 25, 2015 Egypt: Day 4, Part 6 – Starting the Tour Upon entering my hotel room I noted that none of my friend Elizabeth's luggage was in the room. I figured she left her bags at the front desk and had gone out sight seeing. So took a shower and then I crawled into bed, and slept until 5:30 PM. When I woke up and Elizabeth still hadn't returned I got a bad feeling that the front desk

23 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 4, Part 5 – Imhotep Museum & Kushari

By Lili|February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Museums, Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, columns, desert, Diary, Dream of Egypt, dust, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Egyptian Museum, Egyptian Sidekick, exhibit, Faience Wall Tiles, history, Imhotep, Imhotep Museum, koshari, kushari, Marble, Merrenre I, Middle East, Mohsen, Mummies, Mummy, museum, sand, Saqqara, Sidekick|0 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Sunday October 25, 2015 Egypt: Day 4, Part 5 - Imhotep Museum & Kushari We finally found someone who told us that the museum we were looking for was at the entrance to Saqqara....all of Saqqara (not just the ancient part) and that we'd need to head to the car entrance to find it. So we headed back to where our driver was parked and took a short drive to the Imhotep Museum entrance. Admission to the

22 02, 2016

Museum Monday: Woman of Fayum

By Lili|February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2011, ancient egypt, Christmas in Germany 2011, Egypt, Europe, Fayum, Fayum portrait, Frankfurt, Germany, Liebieghaus, Mummy, Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus|0 Comments

While in Egypt I didn't make it to Fayum to see their pyramids and mummies, however I did see this beautiful Fayum Portrait in Frankfurt, Germany at the Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus. These portraits were often painted during life on wood, and were placed over the mummy upon death. Read more about Fayum Portraits here. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

20 02, 2016

Souvenir Saturday: Scottie Dog Plush

By Lili|February 20th, 2016|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2002, Backpacking it in England and Scotland, dog, Edinburgh, Europe, plush, Scotland, Scotland the Brave, stuffed animal, UK, United Kingdom|0 Comments

This little scottie dog is directly from Edinburgh, Scotland and plays "Scotland the Brave". I've had it for so long I don't even remember where I bought it. Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on the items that represent travel memories.

19 02, 2016

Frost on the Wall

By Lili|February 19th, 2016|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: 2011, Bavaria, Christmas in Germany 2011, Ettal, Ettal Abbey, Europe, frost, Germany, hedge, King Ludwig II, Linderhof Palace, Photo Friday|0 Comments

Traveling in winter can be tough. The gardens of the summer Linderhof Palace were especially frozen in December. This hedge wall was covered in frost, and looked glistened in the light. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

18 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 4, Part 4 – Saqqara

By Lili|February 18th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, 5th dynasty, Africa, Akhet-hotep, barb wire, bat, Bent Pyramid, Chicago, Chicago Field Museum, Civ, Civilization, colonnade, columns, Dahshur, Dashur, desert, Diary, Djoser, Dream of Egypt, dust, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Egyptian Sidekick, exhibit, Faience Wall Tiles, funerary complex, game, Great Court, Heb-Sed Court, Herimeru, Hidalgo, history, horse, House of the South, Illinois, Imhotep, Imhotep Museum, Indian Rupee, Isi, Iy, Khenu, Marble, mastaba, Meidum, Memphis, mice, Middle East, Mohsen, money, Movie, museum, North America, paint, Pharaoh, prince, Ptah-hote, Pyramid, Red Pyramid, sand, Saqqara, Sidekick, Sneferu, Step Pyramid, Temple T, Token Palace, Tomb, trivia, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Unas, Unas Causeway, Unas Pyramid, Unas-Ankh, USA, video game|1 Comment

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Sunday October 25, 2015 Egypt: Day 4, Part 4 - Saqqara Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. As we pulled up to the complex at Saqqara it started to rain. I realized I didn't want to walk around with my big heavy bag any longer and so took out just some of the essentials into a sack. (This would be a big mistake.) Upon stepping out I found the rain to be mostly just sprinkles, and

17 02, 2016

30 at 30: Best Experiences So Far

By Lili|February 17th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories|Tags: Abu Simbel, Africa, Anaheim, Antigua, Asia, Aswan, Bath, Belize, Belize Barrier Reef, Bent Pyramid, birthday, Bostan, California, camping, Canyon Ranch Spa, castle, Caye Caulker, Cenote, Central America, Champ de Elysee, Chino, chocolate, Christmas Market, CIE, Concert, concert photography, Costa Rica, Dahshur, Dashur, DC, Disneyland, Egypt, England, Epiphany Night, Europe, Ewok, fireworks, Florida, France, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Germany, golf carts, Great Britan, Guatemala, Harry Potter, haunted, Ik Kil, Ik Kill cenote, Ireland, Island of Adventure, Italy, Japan, Karnak, Lake Placid, Las Vegas, Latin America, lightsaber, Luxor, Massachusetts, memories, Mexico, Middle East, Munich, museum, Nagano Prefecture, Nevada, New York, North America, Orlando, Paris, photography, Playa Del Carmen, Pyramids, racing, Red Pyramid, reef, Rome, San Francisco, sharks, sheep, Sister Cities, snorkeling, Spa, St. John, Star Wars, Suwa, swimming, temples, The Vatican, Tokyo, tombs, tour, Trafalgar, Trajan's Column, travel experiences, trolly, Tucson, UK, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Universal Studios, USA, USVI, Vatican, Vatican City, Washington DC, white water rafting, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, yukata|1 Comment

Today is my birthday, and I've hit the "Big 3-0". I wanted to look back at 30 of my favorite travel memories in my life, in no particular order: Fulfilling my dream of going to Egypt, seeing so many amazing tombs and temples Sitting alone in the temples of Abu Simbel and Karnak Climbing into and on top of a pyramid Wandering the Christmas Markets of Munich Seeing the castles of Germany Taking a haunted trolly/walking tour of Boston graveyards. Seeing as many museums as I could in Washington, DC Swimming with sharks in Belize Racing golf-carts on Caye Caulker Making

16 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 4, Part 3 – Memphis Open Air Museum

By Lili|February 16th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, caretaker, Colossus of Ramses II, column, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Egyptian Sidekick, Egyptologist, Great Temple of Ptah, Hieroglyphics, Memphis, Middle East, mit rahina museum, Mohsen, Rameses II, Sidekick, sphinx|2 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Sunday October 25, 2015 Egypt: Day 4, Part 3 - Memphis Open Air Museum As we drove to Memphis I marveled again at the small villages and towns we were driving through. I swear I saw every type of livestock and animal that could be ridden or eaten (well except for Rabbits or Llamas). I saw Yaks, Water Buffalos, Camels, Horses, Donkeys, Cows, lambs, Ducks, Chickens, as well as plenty of dogs and cats. I chatted a bit with Mohsen

15 02, 2016

Travel Missteps: Pineapple Maze Hawaii

By Lili|February 15th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 1997, Dole, Dole Pineapple, Dole Plantation, Hawaii, Maze, Pineapple, Pineapple Maze, Sunburnt 1997|1 Comment

Source My little sister and I have always been different from each other, and attack problems in our own ways. Which is probably why we don't travel well together, we are just have different travel styles. This meant family vacations usually had a lot of little strifes and our first trip to Hawaii was full of them. I was just about to start middle school, while my little sister was in grade school. She had just had a huge growth spurt, and so was now taller than me. My parents were determined that we should get along better, so

13 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 4, Part 2 – Bent Pyramid

By Lili|February 13th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, Bent Pyramid, Black Pyramid, Dahshur, Dashur, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Egyptian Sidekick, Giza, Hetepheres I, Middle East, Mohsen, Pharaoh, Photo Essay, Pyramid, Queen Hetepheres I, Red Pyramid, Sidekick, Sneferu|2 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Sunday October 25, 2015 Egypt: Day 4, Part 2 - the Bent Pyramid It was only a few minutes drive from the Red Pyramid to the Bent Pyramid. Mohsen and I bumped into another Egyptian Sidekick and his charges (Hugo and Cristina) and we were joined by a bored guard on his cell phone. The 5 of us (and the guard) were the only people in sight. In the distance you can see the ruins of the Black