Category Archives: Traveling

Perge, Termessos, Gökkaya Tepesi: Philip visits Antalya

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Bryan Keith

We took advantage of my cousin’s son’s short stay to get out for some nice day trips near Antalya. Philip visited for about a week in January before a stint of studying in Barcelona. I was excited to show him … Continue reading →

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Five days in Islamic Cairo

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Bryan Keith

The Abbasids, Fatimids, Ayyubids, Mamluks, Ottomans; mashrabiya and Mamluk minbars; mosques, madrasas, sabil, kuttab, khanqah, wekalat, and many mausoleums. There is a ton to see in Islamic Cairo. The density of monuments on a 5km north-south stretch from the Citadel … Continue reading →

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Upper Egypt: Edfu, Kom Ombo, Abu Simbel, Philae, Aswan

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Bryan Keith

The first leg of our journey from Luxor to Cairo was a cruise on the Nile. Ours was two days and two nights from Luxor to Aswan via Edfu and Kom Ombo. At least three friends had taken similar cruises, … Continue reading →

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Four days in Luxor

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Bryan Keith

Ancient Egypt, finally! Why’d it take three trips to Egypt to make it to Luxor? And why stay only four days? You can probably see Luxor’s highlights in about eight days (six on the west bank, two on the east … Continue reading →

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A week in Saint Petersburg

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Bryan Keith

Don’t think you can see the highlights of Saint Petersburg in a week. We barely scratched the surface, and after a week our list of things we wanted to see and do was still longer than what we actually managed … Continue reading →

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