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  1. Grifdog22

    February/March 2024 Egypt trip

    That's our Chris! The energizer bunny!
  2. Grifdog22

    February/March 2024 Egypt trip

    Honestly not sure. He's been guiding a long time, and he shared so much information about himself I cannot remember that detail. I know he was anxious to return home at the end of the trip to see his kids.
  3. Grifdog22

    February/March 2024 Egypt trip

    After a very large lunch, we travelled to the Sphinx and Pyramids to visit an elevated site for the obligatory photos of these colossus. We then worked our way over to the Great Sphinx where security was moving the remaining people out. Our Egyptologist was a firehose on the Sphinx – something...
  4. Grifdog22

    February/March 2024 Egypt trip

    Our Turkish Airlines flight from DC to Istanbul was a direct 10 hour flight on an airbus A-350-900 wide body. The flight was completely full. The service and flight was excellent. The Istanbul airport is massive – and takes some time to negotiate. Very nice. Our next leg was also Turkish Air...
  5. Grifdog22

    February/March 2024 Egypt trip

    We returned late last Thursday from what can only be described as an epic and amazing trip by ABD to Egypt. Calypso has already written a spot on trip report, but I will highlight some other areas. The trip did not run according to schedule, as almost everything was moved around. My...
  6. Grifdog22

    Egypt January 2, 2024 trip report

    Reportedly on the bbc both the Old Cataract and the Mena House Hotel have now been sold by the Egyptian government as the beginning of a frantic fire sale to raise cash.
  7. Grifdog22

    Egypt January 2, 2024 trip report

    Short highjack on this thread - which is a wonderful trip report Calypso - to do an ABD shoutout. Jeanine O'Neill with ABD air has been a massive help in the past for us with Air. She has consistently gone above and beyond for us. Our last several trips we try to get her on the account. We...
  8. Grifdog22

    ABD Australia Christmas/New Year's 2023 - Don't Waste Your Money

    It seems to me that if a tour company is scheduling you to be at a location for a special holiday, instead of avoiding the holiday, there is a logical expectation that part of the schedule would include the holiday. There are 365 days in the year, and only a small amount of those days are...
  9. Grifdog22

    Trip report: Egypt: Ancient Wonders and the Legendary Nile, National Geographic, October 26-November 5, 2023, Complete.

    I made the mistake in Sicily on our pre-day of having an Iced tea. Super tired, very late ITA airlines arrival, and just wasn't thinking. We discovered to our detriment that Pepto Bismal was not available in Sicily. We contacted multiple pharmacies and no one sold any bismuth products. The...
  10. Grifdog22

    Adventures by Disney: Egypt Inquiry

    THANK YOU very much for this! We violated all our norms and principles and booked this trip last Friday as a last minute gift to ourselves for the February 27 2024 trek (It was a "special" on sale date). They wouldn't take a deposit, just to pay in full on Tuesday of this week. I had already...
  11. Grifdog22

    Egypt Itinerary changes 2024?

    Curious about arriving early for this trip, for those that have not chosen to come early. Since day one is only an arrival day, without an opening dinner or any scheduled activities, did not taking a pre-day to arrive impact your trip? Any delays or issues getting into Egypt and getting...
  12. Grifdog22

    Seeking advice ABD South Africa

    We went under the "old" version which was longer and went up the coast, but many of the activities we did are still in the trip. If your mom is active, she will have no issues with this trip. Most of the walks are short and not strenuous. There are a lot of activities, but nothing...
  13. Grifdog22

    Sicily 2023

    Thank you again for the insights. I'll save (a little) appetite for that winery. We started setting money aside for travel when we were married 36 years ago, and took all the kids on our first real adventure with our twins were 8 and son was 17, shortly after ABD first started. For us it has...
  14. Grifdog22

    Sicily 2023

    This is very very helpful! Thank you. Terrific feedback and fills in our concern gaps. We are fairly light eaters (except for breakfast) so this information is most helpful. Our only regret, for which we had no real way to foresee or handle, is that there are no shows on the dates we are in...
  15. Grifdog22

    Sicily 2023

    Thank you! I would really like to hear about the evening where we have dinner on our own but also a sunset cruise, and not too close to the hotel. How does the timing work out? We haven't made dinner reservations for that night as we have no idea whether to eat a very early or very late...
  16. Grifdog22

    Sicily 2023

    Thank you so much for this! Just what I was hoping to hear. And I happen to love sardines and anchovies, as well as olives in all their myriad forms. Really appreciate this.
  17. Grifdog22

    Sicily 2023

    Thank you so much for this! IF we get there in one piece before the trip is over, it sounds great! Regrettably, he seems to confirm all the horrible ITA reviews posted on social media. And yes, ABD travel services steered us to this airline. Okay, we are ready to rumble with ITA and enjoy...
  18. Grifdog22

    Sicily 2023

    Thank you!
  19. Grifdog22

    Sicily 2023

    We are three weeks out from departure - the last ABD trip for 2023 to Sicily for the first year of this trek. I haven't been able to find anything from anyone who has been on the trip. If anyone knows someone who took the ABD Sicily trip this year we would appreciate any comments that they can...
  20. Grifdog22

    Italian Airways short rant

    We continue to be astounded at the horrific reviews posted on social media. I really don't want to go on this trip now, as it promises to have an impossible beginning and end. It makes traveling Greyhound sound more appealing. This weeks problems are that seat reservations didn't move with...




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