It seems that things in Egypt are steadily deteriorating, so, while I sincerely hope that things in Egypt become more stable (for the sake of the civilians there primarily and much less so for my own travel plans) Ive been considering alternatives...
And it seems that there is a reasonable one that might well be workable...
From a S-N direction, rather than heading North from Sudan into Egypt, it is possible to head East to Port Sudan, and from there catch a ferry to Jordan (on the Red Sea)... And then ride overland to Israel and thence an easy ferry to Turkey or Greece.
The only significant issue is the long running political/military "tensions" that surround Israel... The result is that getting an Israeli stamp/visa in your passport can make it difficult to travel in the neighbouring countries. However, it seems that the relevant customs authorities are willing to accomodate travelers by putting their stamps on loose papers rather than directly on the passport pages...
So, it seems that there is a viable route even if things do continue to deteriorate in Egypt... I guess Id just have to check out the pyramids at some later date then...
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First couple of hundred posts are from my "motorcycle odyssey" from Vancouver, North and South through the Americas. ... Then there are a few dozen while I spent three years earning enough money to go riding again, And then some more posts while I went moto-touring through Africa, and now I'm back in Vancouver holding down a regular job again ( and hating it as expected ) :) ... The posts cover topics from both my external and internal wanderings. Enjoy :)
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- Me... Well, I'm currently back in the groove as a regular person with a 9-5 Engineering job for the next few years... So, normal domestic stuff for now and not much blogging... Prervious motorbike adventures are in the older blog postings. For anyone who's interested, Ill keep sharing my babblings, rantings, and musings here in my blog. good luck!