Arab Spring
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Conrad and Louisa
Friday, 18 May 2012 at 10:38
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View from our deck - SA |
Goal #28 |
At first, the concept of someone telling us how to travel,
where to travel and what to see was very difficult to grasp. We were the quiet nerds that didn’t socialize
and sat at the back of the bus – like the cool kids did in high school (not us). We soon discovered how silly we were being and started to
fight our traveller's ego.
Jumping into the Nile - Egypt |
Up until Egypt, we had been travelling for 6 months and were solely responsible for every sketchy border crossing, bus ride, flight, accommodation, meal and pee break. The babysitting and handholding was a great interruption
from our traditional travels – allowing us to relax, turn off the brains and
just enjoy the Arab Spring, the sites, our tour mates and our amazing guide
Said (Saiiiiiiiiid!).
The Treasury - Petra - Jordan |
Despite almost being a part of the 1 million person protest in Tahrir Square on a nice little Friday afternoon, and barely avoiding the machine gunning/kidnapping/missile launch zone of Mount Sinai, our trip through Egypt and Jordan was amazing! The highlights included: eating KFC beside the pyramids, swimming in the alligator infested Nile, seeing Petra, floating in the Dead Sea and camping at a Bedouin camp in the desert.
Over the last 6 months we have realized that in life, just like in travels, our egos are the cause of most of our challenges and unhappiness. Would we have been happier organizing our own
trip? Probably not. Would we have met
the same great people if we did the tour solo? Not likely. For the most part, we will probably continue
to organize our own trips in the future due to our need for flexibility, but with this new
awareness in travels and in life, we hope to be one step closer to happiness and
one step further from a revolution.
“All troubles come to an end when the ego dies “- Ramakrishna
Camping with Bedouins - Jordan desert |
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