Blogs

  • Trip Overview – Athens, Rome, Egypt

    Around July 2025 I had the thought to “go see the pyramids.” One factor was that I had composed AI song “Pyramids Will Rise Again.” Another factor is that, nearly 50 years ago, I suggested to…

  • Luxor West Bank Tour

    Thursday, November 6th I took a private tour of the Luxor west bank Valley of The Kings and related tombs and temples. A private tour allowed the most efficient use of my time: Not waiting for…

  • Saqqara, Egypt

    Earliest Pyramids in Egypt Tuesday November 11th was my last day in Cairo. I arranged an all-day tour with Amina. We started at  Saqqara to see the earliest pyramids in Egypt. This included the step pyramid…

  • Luxor Quad Tour and Temple

    Breakfast at Pyramisa Hotel Saturday, November 8th started with the amazing breakfast buffet at Pyramisa hotel. Quad Tour My tour was to ride a quad in the desert. Three others were on the tour. But after…

  • Karnak Temple

    Change Hotels from West to East Bank On Friday November 7th I decided it was a mistake to have stayed at the West Bank. Not that it was bad. But I felt isolated and the 4:45am…

  • Tour of Acropolis and Parthenon

    Tuesday November 4th was my only full day in Athens I booked a tour of the Acropolis. The tour started at 9:00 a.m., a 10-minute walk from my apartment. I stopped for coffee and a bread…

  • Athens Plaka District

    Arrival in Athens Saturday night I didn’t sleep on the overnight flight from Sacramento to Newark. Then after the 10-hour layover I didn’t sleep on the plane Sunday night on the 10-hour flight from Newark to…

  • Rome in a Day

    Boca Della Verita After my morning tour of Vatican City, I caught a cab to Boca Della Verita to stick my hand in the mouth that was made famous by the 1953 movie “Roman Holiday” starring…