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Everyone goes to the Middle East to explore the
antiquities, the world class sites such as Petra, the Pyramids, the Western
Wall. I had been to Israel independently 25 years ago and promised myself a
return trip. Back then, I also took a day strip to the Saini from Eliat and saw
only a tiny bit of Egypt on a trip ot St. Catherine’s Momentary. So, I decided
to return and see Egypt in full, as well to see things I wanted to see again in
Israel, and to see what had changed in the intervening years. What I hadn’t
expected was to travel so close to the edges of other countries in the region. My total trip was a grand 45 days, from March
2, 2019 to April 17, 2019. I booked with Overseas Adventure Travel on their
relatively new offering, Egypt: The Eternal Nile ($3895), and also booked the
Alexandria post trip ($1995). I did this back- to- back with a nice secular
trip they have called Israel: The Holy Land and Timeless Cultures ($3895),
which I booked along with their Jordan pre trip ($1695). Most notably, this trip took me ot the edges
of Northern Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
