After lunch, I wanted to smoke a hookah. Mohamed, our other guide, laughed. “You mean a shisha, my sister. What kind of flavor do you want?” Shisha (called a hookah in places like Turkey),… Read more…
AFANDINA: a breath of fresh air – by Robert Bauval
Spirit Quest Tours is honored to have been the first American company to offer this unique and exclusive experience as a part of "Quest for the Truth IV" in May of 2008.
Join us aboard the Afandina once again, by special arrangement! Cl... Read more…
The first time I ever sat with Ketut, and heard essentially the same patter delivered to fifteen people in a row, I decided to have a little fun. To let him know I was on to his game. So after the last client was ushered out of the courtyard I said, “Now, Ketut I’m going to give YOU Read more…
Top 48 Most Beautiful Places To Travel in Russia | Top 48 Most Popular Tourist Destinations #Russia
Top 48 Most Beautiful Places To Travel in Russia | Top 48 Most Popular Tourist Destinations #Russia Лучшие 48 самых красивых мест для путешествий по России | Лучшие 48 самых… Read more…
Further Thoughts on The End of the World
I hadn’t thought the world would end, not really, but the recent school massacre in Newtown back home made me wonder if it might have gone mad. Now I suddenly felt so lucky to be alive, so happy to be in this crazy, wonderful city where I had drunk tea in Tahrir Square not two weeks earlier, so glad to be graced with this intrepid band of fearless travelers who saw what the news said and came to Egypt anyway. Read more…