Flight to Egypt (Day 1)

The whole thing started at Ljubljana airport, where we caught our afternoon flight via Istanbul (Turkey) to Cairo.

On the first photo is our last glance at Slovenia for 15 days. Alps can be seen in the background.

After a couple of hours we landed in Istanbul.
I usually try not to buy things at airports. I didn't do it this time either.
My two companions (my girlfriend and her sister) on the other hand could not resist the temptation. They just had to sit down at one of many cafes and order something.


You can see from the photo what exactly it was. I'm sure you would never guess the sum on the bill. Well, what is your best guess?
5 Euros? Wrong!
10 Euros maybe? Wrong again!
It was 42 Euros! 42 Euros for a cup of coffee, a Red Bull and a bottle of juice!

Later on, I have learned that Istanbul airport is supposed to be the most expensive airport in Europe! No shit!

We still haven't fully forgotten about all that, when around midnight we landed in Cairo and went to our Hotel. Sleep was the only thing on my mind. I don't know why, but airports always tire me out completely.

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Egyptian uverture

I have been quite busy for the last couple of weeks. As you have probably noticed it didn't have anything to do with this blog - no posts for a while.
I will try hard to be good and post more often from now on.

I have decided to do a series of posts on my Egyptian adventure. I'll try to do at least one post for each one of the 15 days.

Here is a simple map of the trip. As you can see, we were on the move most of the time.

Some people thought I was crazy to even think about going to Egypt in August. It is the hottest time of year. It's not at all unusual for the temperatures to rise to 50 degrees Celsius and over during that time of year. So we were not really sure how will we be able to cope with all that heat.

Well, all went well in the end and we are not a bit sorry we went there in off-season.

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Travel checklist for Egypt

Those of you (both of my readers) who may have had your doubts about me still being alive don't need to hold your breath anymore. I came back in one piece and yes it was fantastic!

Before departure I promised to post a checklist of all the stuff I took with me to Egypt. Well finally here it is.

Below you can take a look at my detailed travel checklist for the 15 day Egyptian adventure.

Egyptian Adventure Checklist

Item	Quantity	Packed
Passport & copy	1	Y
Cash (EUR)	300	Y
Bank cards	2	Y
GSM & charger	1	Y
Digital camera & charger	1	Y
Extra memory cards (CF,xD)	2	Y
USB cable	1	N
Tripod	1	Y
Sunglasses	1	Y
Lonely Planet Guide	1	Y
Literature (book,mags)	2	N
Pen & paper	1	Y
Bottle of schnapps	0,5 L	Y
Schnapps flask	1	Y
Battery lamp	1	Y
Ear plugs	1	Y
Bags (for sand protection)	1	Y
Diving mask & snorkel	1	Y
Swimming glasses	1	Y
Swiss army knife	1	Y
Sleeping bag	1	Y
Toilet bag (toothbrush, etc. )	1	Y
Sunscreen	1	Y
Sun burn relief	1	Y
Diarrhea pills	1	Y
Stomach pills	1	Y
Pain killers	1	Y
Plasters (pack)	1	Y
Elastic bandage	1	Y
Disinfection moist tissues	1	Y
Condoms (pack)	1	Y
Laundry soap	1	Y
Toilet paper	2	Y
Lip gloss (protective)	1	Y
Trekking shoes	1	Y
Teva sandals	1	Y
Flip-flops	1	Y
Towel small	1	Y
Towel bathing	1	Y
Bathing suit	1	Y
Baseball cap	1	Y
Backpack (30 L)	1	Y
Long sleeve shirt	2	Y
Long trousers (zipoff)	1	Y
T-shirts	10	Y
Short pants	4	Y
Socks	5	Y
Underpants	7	Y
Food & drinks for the road	n	Y

If you think there is something missing, please do post it in a comment.

I was also thinking about taking an electricity adapter, but I have discovered that I don't need one.

Here is a cool page where you can check electricity and socket types for every country in the World: http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm.

Very useful!

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