It has been two years since I backpacked last. It is time to travel again. To a place which is alien so that I can savour the thrill of discovery. To a place which is ancient so that I will be humbled by its timelessness. Old places call out to me. I like them so much more than the modern architectural wonders of man.

Egypt.

The grandeur of the pyramids, the unrelenting desert, the Nile, Queen Nefertiti, Tutankhamen, the souks. There is definitely something hugely romantic about Egypt. I quickly ask around to see if there are other people interested in going to this country (I have traveled alone before, but it doesn’t feel as if Egypt is ready for a lone girl-traveler). I find a couple of eager beavers like me and decide, then and there that in April of 2008, I will go to Egypt.

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