Dream of Egypt - Lili on the Loose

10 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 4, Part 1 – Road to Dahshur

By Lili|February 10th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, Bent Pyramid, Dahshur, Dashur, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Egyptian Sidekick, Giza, Indiana Jones, Middle East, Mohsen, Pharaoh, Pyramid, Red Pyramid, Sidekick, Sneferu, Tomb|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 1 - Road to Dahshur I woke up early and took a shower to help wake up. Although the day before the hotel told me I could stay in the room...I figured there would be problems. Which is why I packed up before going off in search of breakfast. To my non-surprise the only option was the buffet (the same one from the night before). I didn't have high hopes. As

9 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 3 – Jet Lag in Giza

By Lili|February 9th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, airport, bomb, buffet, Cairo, customs, Dream of Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Egyptian Sidekick, Emeralds, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Giza, Grand Egyptian Museum, Great Pyramids, hibiscus, Hibiscus Tea, Holland, immigration, Jade, jewelry, Middle East, necklace, Poland, Pyramids, Saqqara, Scarab, Windmills|1 Comment

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Saturday October 24, 2015 Egypt: Day 3 - Jet Lag in Giza It was hard to sleep on the plane, especially knowing that it would arrive to Cairo at nearly 2AM. The girl and I spoke some more. She was from Holland, but I was so tired I kept asking her about "Poland". She told me how its so flat and there are windmills everywhere. It actually sounded pretty idilic. As we entered the terminal, my G Adventures airport transfer

6 02, 2016

Shopping via Boat in Esna, Egypt

By Lili|February 6th, 2016|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, bargaining, boat, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, Esna, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Middle East, Nile Cruise, shopping, table cloth|0 Comments

As the first small boat made its way towards our cruise ship, bumping up against the bow, people gasped. "Oh no! They crashed into us! Are they okay!" People asked while craning over the railing to get a better look. And then a second boat crashed up against us, and a third, and a forth. They just kept coming. As more and more small boats tied up against us, it became clear what they were doing. They unfurled towels, scarves, large table clothes, shouting at us to look. And then, they rolled it up, and chucked it clear up to

3 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 2 – Sick in Frankfurt

By Lili|February 3rd, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, airport, Apfelwein, Apple Wine, Dream of Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Europe, fall, Fall Colors, fall leaves, Frankfurt, Frankfurt in a Day, Germany, Hamburger, hotel, Langen, sick|0 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Friday October 23, 2015 Egypt: Day 2 - Sick in Frankfurt I arrived in Frankfurt a little after 11 AM. Feeling very sick, my dream of wandering the city was slowly dying. I exited, and found myself in Z Terminal. I knew that the bag holding station was outside Terminal A. But more importantly I knew there was supposed to be an attached hotel at Terminal A. I figured instead of paying to leave my bags at the bag check,

2 02, 2016

Egypt Travelogue: Day 1 – Leaving Home

By Lili|February 2nd, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Chophouse, Colorado, DEN, Denver, DIA, Dream of Egypt, Egypt Travelogue, Ingress, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Movie, North America, security, SSSS, Super Shuttle, TSA, Uber|0 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Thursday October 22, 2015 Egypt: Day 1 - Leaving Home (Denver, CO) For a moment I enjoyed being alone and listen to the heavy rain on the window. It had been hard to sleep the night before with Tessa gone. (I had dropped my dog off the night before to my parents house and had also left them copies of my itinerary so they wouldn't be worried.) It had been already packed for almost a week, but my flight

27 01, 2016

New Blog Series – Travelogue

By Lili|January 27th, 2016|Categories: Blogging, Travelogue|Tags: Blog, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, meta, new series|0 Comments

Hi all! Starting next week I'll be posting 6 days a week for the foreseeable future. Beyond the Travel Misstep Mondays, Museum Mondays, Travel Tip Thursdays, Photo Fridays, and Souvenir Saturdays (and the occasional Local Tuesday and Food & Drink Wednesday) I'll be filling in Monday-Saturday posts that don't have a scheduled blog post with a new temporary blog series. I'll be sharing in detail my daily trip notes from my most recent trip to Egypt in a Diary/Travelogue style. This has turned out to be a much larger undertaking and so I'm not sure yet if I'll ever go

1 01, 2016

Shining Light on Egyptian Hieroglyphics

By Lili|January 1st, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Dream of Egypt, Edfu, Edfu Temple, Egypt, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Hieroglyphics, Horus, Middle East, Photo Friday, Temple of Edfu, Temple of Horus|0 Comments

A new year, a new weekly series: Photo Friday! Each week I'll bring you some of my favorite photos, some of travel, some of my general life. I hope you enjoy! This Photo Friday, I share my favorite photo from Egypt. I was wandering the sanctuary area within the Temple of Horus in Edfu, Egypt. This area in ancient times would have been quite dark and only available to the priests of the temple. I turned around and saw the light shining through on the hieroglyphics, and I'm pleased with how it turned out. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography

31 12, 2015

My Top Instagrams From 2015

By Lili|December 31st, 2015|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2015, Africa, Cider, Colorado, Colorado State Capitol, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, dog, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Ingress, instagram, Local, Middle East, museum, North America, park, puppy, snow, The Old Mine, USA|0 Comments

These are my most popular Instagram posts this year! Travel, Museums, Local Experiences, and of course Puppies! Sounds about right! See more here and be sure to follow me!

17 12, 2015

The Martian and Me

By Lili|December 17th, 2015|Categories: Books, Pop Culture, Travel, Travel Memories|Tags: 2015, Africa, airplane, Andy Weir, Aswan, Book, Cruise, desert, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, kindle, Luxor, Mark Watney, Mars, matt damon, Middle East, Movie, Photo Essay, Reading, Red Desert, Saqqara, The Martian, Travel Thursday, UNESCO World Heritage Site|2 Comments

Source “Mars is a barren wasteland and I am completely alone here. I already knew that, of course. But there’s a difference between knowing it and really experiencing it.” -Mark Watney in The Martian by Andy Weir Egyptian Desert as seen from a Nile cruise. I remember the days before I had my Kindle. Stacks of books taking up space in my bags. I could easily go through 5-7 books per trip. And god help me if I had only brought a few in a series...and it finished on a cliffhanger! I remember many frustrating trips

7 12, 2015

Travel Missteps: Terror on the High Seas

By Lili|December 7th, 2015|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2015, Africa, Cairo, Camel, Camels, Dream of Egypt, Dream Trip to Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, fear, fear of heights, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Giza, Middle East, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site|1 Comment

They call camels the "Ships of the Desert" as they are the most resilient and efficient form of travel. I actually hadn't planned on riding a camel. I had been warned, "They spit! They bite!" And other travel bloggers noted that the gate of a camel is awkward and will make you walk funny for days after. But I got caught up in the mystique of the pyramids, and so happily joined my friend on a camel trek in the desert around the Great Pyramids of Giza. Plus it cost so little! Just 120 EGP (plus 10 EGP tip at