MikeCoyner

We were just there. About 75% of the galleries were open. They are busy at the old museum packing up Tut’s things. The July 3 date looks feasible for a full opening. (View Post)

We are well into our Egypt part of this journey. All of the sites we’ve visited have security everywhere. In fact, we’ve had to go through security checks just to get into most. In addition, we’ve ha… (View Post)

We are on the tour as I write this. So far, safety has not been anyone’s concern. There are 26 of us (small group size for the price of a regular trip). It’s been fantastic already! (View Post)

I’m currently on this tour. As stated above, on the private charter flights from Jordan to Aswan, luggage restrictions don’t apply. The Abu Simbel flights will be only with your daytime use stuff (li… (View Post)

Tonight at 9 Eastern time, The Discovery Channel will air a new episode of Expedition Unknown. The subject is the unearthing of new Petra tombs. We’ll be on this tour in a few months and thus find th… (View Post)