Fly into Cairo. Two days. See temples first day. Meet a group of Tunisians and spend an hour trying to find a bar that allows women. Jet lag hits and I’m done by 10pm. Pyramids and Sphinx the next day. Rode a horse at pyramids, deal with sore groin that evening. Head to train station to take night train to Luxor. It’s legit 10°C onboard which is nice for about five minutes. T-shirts were used to cover legs. Seats reclined a lot less than expected. Arrive in Luxor in the morning. Board cruise ship. Spend four days, three nights on boat, stopping along different places to see temples and end in Aswan. Cruise is mostly couples and old people but there’s a pool on the upper deck, and food is legit. Spend last day in Aswan touring city, finding a gym, and drinking the leftover beer we brought on the ship to avoid the high prices. Take night train at 6pm back to Cairo. Will remember to get a bed and not a “reclining” seat next time. Arrive at 6am next day. Go to gym, eat lunch, buy souvenirs, and read books until heading to airport for 3pm flight to Sharm El-Sheikh. Shawarma and felafel have been the backbone of this trip so far. It’s an hour flight, but it beats the 8-hour overnight bus. Check in to hotel, jump into ocean, and grab dinner. Spend the next four days on a beach. Snorkeling. Pina coladas. Falafel. Karaoke. Catch bus at 9am back to Cairo. Supposed to be an eight-hour trip. Get stuck at Suez Canal for four hours. It’s hot. Make it back to Cairo at 10pm, get falafel and shawarma, in bed by 11pm. Gym the next morning then catch our flights to Istanbul and Beijing. Egypt is awesome and I’d highly recommend it to anyone who wants to break into the Arab world.