Alex and I made our first visit to Africa, visiting Egypt, in 2000. I didn’t feel as comfortable traveling alone then, or even with a 13-year-old, so we booked a package tour with Trafalgar. Wednesday, March 21. we left from Chicago around 2040 for Paris. We arrived midday and after a two hour layover flew to Cairo. We were picked up at the airport. The company offered different levels of hotel on this trip; I paid for the middle level….
In the dark ages, pre-internet or early internet days, I couldn’t book trips or flights online and had to rely on travel agents, paper or the phone. I was told about a regional travel company by Debbie Schemmel, a new friend we had met on our previous trip to Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong in 1997. Debbie had used the company for a trip to Europe and mailed me a flyer for this trip to Italy, recommending them. It was…
Alex and I visited Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong in 1997. I wanted to see Hong Kong before it returned to China in July. No one was quite sure what China would do, despite the treaties and agreements. This was my first big trip out of the US, with just me and Alex. Also, it was my first trip to Asia. I was a little nervous traveling with a not quite 10-year-old but it was a package trip with guides….