This morning I tried another Egyptian dish I had never heard of, shakshuka. This dish is like a tomato stew with peppers, onion and spices, topped with a poached egg. It was delicious. I must say the food in Egypt so far has been amazing. After breakfast we drove to Memphis. Not Elvis' birthplace Memphis, but Egyptian Memphis, which is actually the first capital city of Egypt, founded in 3,300 BC. There is a kind of open-air museum at Memphis and it is stunni...

Day 1 of 180: After a gruelling flight (as usual) lasting 24 hours, including stopover, we finally arrived in Cairo. Egypt has always been on our bucket list, and every time we travel we look at coming here, but there has never seemed to be a good time. Political unrest, terrorism or Australian Government travel warnings have always stopped us from including it in our plans. Despite the current Government warning "Reconsider need to travel", we bit the bullet a...

When it comes to parties, any excuse is a good excuse to throw one. This February was no exception and we thought it was a good opportunity to say goodbye to our friends before embarking on our next adventure. Weather-wise, February had been magnificent right up until the day of the party. We had planned a pool party and so were hoping for more of the same good weather February had so far graced us with. When you live in Victoria, however, the weather can be a...

We left Melbourne excited about Mexico, but not looking forward to the gruelling plane ride. 14 hours to Los Angeles, a 4 hour stopover and then another 4 hour flight to Mexico City. We were also excited about flying on the new 787-9 dreamliner. We haven't flown in one before and I was particularly looking forward to it. Turns out the seats were no more comfy than an A330, and unfortunately, the entire cooling system in the galley broke during the flight and Q...

We began our trip around Cuba in Havana, which is pronounced "Abana" by the locals and "Abana in Pyjamas" by Irene. The first thing you notice (and expect) about Havana is the old cars. They are absolutely everywhere. Due to the embargos placed on Cuba in 1959, all of the American cars in the place were made in the 50's. There are some amazing looking cars here and sometimes you don't know where to look, they are so numerous. This includes fantastically maintai...