Going To Egypt

Back in 1995/96 I had my first consulting project with LILCO (Long Island Lighting Company). The team that I had the fortune of working with, and also becoming friends with, and I have managed to keep in touch ever since.

At the end of December, 2007 we got together for a dinner party at Peppercorns, in Hicksville, NY (near the office we used to work at). What a great night, recalling funny stories and characters from when we all worked together. Part of the fun was Ed telling us his recent travel stories. Since I had worked with Ed, he has retired, gotten divorced, and is traveling the world. Many of his trips are with his brother-in-law, Darryl (a retired NYC cop). Ed mentioned he was going to Egypt in May 2008, and I told him I would be interested in going, if there was room for me. Soon after, I emailed Ed, and now Ed, Darryl and I are flying to Cairo on May 1! I am so excited for this trip, Ed and Darryl should make excellent traveling partners, and I have never been to Egypt, nor the continent of Africa.

They had booked the trip with Gate 1 Travel, which they had used  before, for a trip to Thailand, and had a wonderful experience. Gate 1 seems to have a wide selection of organized trips all over the world, at reasonable prices. Adding me to the booking was not too much of a problem, but since most accommodations are based on double occupancy, we had to book an extra room to cover the 3 of us, so I guess if one of us gets lucky we can get the 'alone room' ;) (see my next Blog, Gettin' Lucky In Egypt).

Here is a link to our itinerary: 8 Day Egypt Super Saver with 3 Day Nile Cruise

We will be in Egypt from May 1 - 8, the weather should be hot, but not too bad, averaging in the high 80's / low 90's Egypt Weather