AlanS

  • Re: We’re Here!

    AlanSAlanS
    You get REALLY CLOSE to some (uncomfortably so for some people! :D My wife dove for the vehicle floor when a very close (12 - 15' away) female lion did what she thought was the "hind leg sh…

  • Re: Egypt books?

    AlanSAlanS
    It looks like Toby Wilkinson is the 'go to' author for non-fiction about Egypt! :)

  • Re: Building the Pyramids

    AlanSAlanS
    The Pyramid of Djoser was built c. 2630–2610 BCE during the Third Dynasty. The Giza pyramids were built roughly between 2550 to 2490 B.C during the 4th dynasty- realistically, over a very short perio…

  • Re: Italia Bella: Rome to Venice - JUNE 3-10, 2022

    AlanSAlanS
    I'm sure many places look very similar, but Il Profeta looks like the place we ate during Classic, Small Groups in 2016, but it is farther from the Brunelleschi Hotel than I remember. Where we a…

  • Re: Spirit of the Desert bait & switch

    AlanSAlanS
    We initially had issues with the Grande Bretagne (Marriott) hotel in Athens, Greece, but it was the hotel’s fault- tried to bill us for a paid pre-stay, checked us in two days before we arrived- our …
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