Travel log

  • Egypt
    Reflections,  Travel log

    Traveling in Egypt – Part 1

    I went on the most epic trip ever to Egypt. I went for about 14 days with my mom, from May 14th to May 25th 2022.  We arrived in Egypt after a long-delayed flight at around 1 in the morning. My mom and I met in Heathrow which made the trip much better despite that the flight was 2 hours late.  We stayed at the four seasons, this was our first time here and we weren’t ready for the fanciness. We stayed there for two nights. The room was so huge. The bathroom had two sinks and there was a separate room for the toilet with a bidet. There was…

  • Loch Lommond Lockdown
    Scotland,  Travel log

    Lockdown Leaf Peeping in Scotland’s Loch Lomond and Beyond.

    Loch Lomond is one of the most scenic and well-traversed attractions in Scotland. But is it a good spot for checking out the fall foliage? And is it worth it to visit Loch Lomond during lockdown? For us, the answer was a big fat YES because we hadn’t been ANYWHERE in Scotland besides Edinburgh despite being in Scotland for five months! We could have had a lot of the expectations riding on this trip. Luckily Ivan and I had an eye-opening experience in Cyprus that made us realize that having expectations about our adventures made them less fun. This attitude came in great handy when we arrived at the car…