Grand Mosque, Travel to Cairo

We woke up the next morning, checked out of the apartment and hopped into the transfer taxi that our hotel had arranged. It was an hour and a half car ride down the highway to Abu Dhabi. Our rooms at the hotel in Abu Dhabi were not ready yet so we hung out in the lobby thinking we would check in, relax and then make our way to the Grand Mosque in the afternoon. As we logged onto the hotel...

Preparing and Packing for Africa

Now with our itinerary settled, my focus has turned to preparing and packing for this trip! I have found the Canadian Government travel site useful whenever I needed to look up country specific entry requirements, amongst other miscellaneous information.  So with some quick research, I found that there were no formal visas that were required for a Canadian citizen travelling to Egypt, United...

Planning for Africa!

In June of 2016 I will be travelling to Africa with two friends. Visiting all 7 continents has been a bucket list item of mine and going to Africa will check one more off the list! Africa is a huge continent with many amazing and wonderful things to see, do, and experience. When thinking about what to do, there were two things at the top of my list: Go on a safari Visit the pyramids This meant...