http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/journal/ en contact@walkertrails.com Copyright 2010 2010-06-11T23:17:21+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/html5_test/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/html5_test/#When:22:17:21Z Ignore this, I’m just testing a HTML5 video player. News 2010-06-11T22:17:21+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/updates_twitter_and_wrestling_gremlins/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/updates_twitter_and_wrestling_gremlins/#When:22:32:20Z Finally started updating the static pages of the site to reflect the new year.  Ok so its April.  At least I got onto it before December.  Its not that its hard or that it takes all that long.  Take note all perspective RTW travellers who decide it might be great to set up a website to follow your travels.  Once you do that little ‘To Do’ list grows and one never seems to get to the end of it. News 2010-04-04T22:32:20+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/finally_its_2010/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/finally_its_2010/#When:22:38:35Z Inevitably the time has ticked by even though at times it seemed like 2010 would never get here.  There are still a couple of hurdles to get over but right now it looks as if my planned departure on my Round The World will actually be happening. RTW 2010, RTW Before Departure, RTW Itinerary, RTW Planning 2010-03-20T22:38:35+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/egypt_the_out_takes_video/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/egypt_the_out_takes_video/#When:03:04:09Z Come on admit it.  You’ve done it haven’t you?  Strolled along with the video on filming the sidewalk, started the video only to have whole groups of people walk in between you and you subject matter, been caught doing silly things? Well so have we! Egypt 2009, Egypt Videos 2009-07-05T03:04:09+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/last_day_in_egypt/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/last_day_in_egypt/#When:03:33:03Z So its a little sad really but its our last day here in Egypt since we fly out tonight.  We decided to see the Pyramids and the Sphinx by daylight today.  Mum and Dad decided that they would not be going into the Pyramids today but would wait topside for me.  I decided that I would go into the Pyramid of Khafre. Egypt 2009 2009-06-03T03:33:03+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/giza_shopping_and_the_sound_and_light_show/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/giza_shopping_and_the_sound_and_light_show/#When:03:07:45Z Ok so I skipped the entry for yesterday.  It was yet another day spent travelling from Nuweiba to our hotel in Giza this time by bus and taxi once here in Cairo.  We’re drawing to the last few days of our trip so its the ‘nice nights’ to end it on a good note.  We’re staying at the Le Meridian Pyramid View hotel.  Its lovely and we have a view of the Pyramids from our rooms. Egypt 2009 2009-06-02T03:07:45+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/taxis_and_ferrys/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/taxis_and_ferrys/#When:02:44:45Z Not really all that much to tell from today.  It was a travel day filled with the hassles one tends to get on such days.  It started out all right, the taxi I’d booked the night before arrived on time and took us promptly to the ferry terminal at Aqaba.  That is where the problems started. Egypt 2009 2009-05-31T02:44:45+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/petra_day_2_above_the_treasury/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/petra_day_2_above_the_treasury/#When:00:25:09Z We weren’t really in a hurry this morning so we took our time.  On the agenda for today our second day to explore Petra was one of the hikes.  After reading through the description of some of the hikes, of varying difficulty we decided on the walk that led to a vantage point overlooking the treasury. Egypt 2009 2009-05-30T00:25:09+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/a_day_exploring_petra/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/a_day_exploring_petra/#When:22:32:45Z After going for a walk to find an ATM in order to acquire some local currency we headed to the visitor centre at the entrance to Petra to get our tickets.  Since we have two days here we got the two day pass. We walked through the gates up the gravel path.  It would be nice to imagine doing this with us being the only ones here but there is not even the luxury of that.  There are seriously a lot of people here. Egypt 2009 2009-05-28T22:32:45+00:00 http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/fast_ferry_to_aqaba/ http://www.walkerstrails.com/index.php/trails/comments/fast_ferry_to_aqaba/#When:12:31:11Z Today we spent travelling.  For the most part and it proved to be a long day even though we spent a good deal of it sitting down. It wouldn’t have been so bad really or so it seemed on paper.  1 - 2 hours on the fast ferry from Nuweiba to Aqaba followed by about a 2 hour drive to Wadi Musa.  Easy right? Egypt 2009 2009-05-28T12:31:11+00:00