Let’s have a little catch up with how the Crooks are doing on this little adventure of ours, shall we. We’ve been in Egypt for one and a...

Last week was the most intense week I’ve had in Egypt so far. The whole journey felt like a powerful initiation into something far bigger...

We are leaving Siwa in approximately 24 hours and I can’t believe the last month has already come and gone. I feel changed in ways I...

It’s supposed to be one of the last hot days before the weather starts to cool – hallelujah – and I am wide awake at midnight, twiddling...

We’ve only been in Egypt a little over a week, yet it feels like we’ve been here forever. Time moves differently in Siwa, especially...

Being rather experienced travellers, we took the day of traveling with ease, despite it being a really long day. We left Puivert around...

Like the crusty Croods from the animated movie (see what I did there?!), we are a multi-generational family setting off on an exciting...

My final guest of the summer has gone home and my attention can now turn towards our next big adventure. The Cooks are on the move again!...

I am feeling the flow of this story ebbing now, with only a couple of key moments left that are wanting to be shared. Everything has its...

During this new moon phase, I have come to the conclusion that I am retiring. After many signs and messages, I have finally been talked...

On our final night in Siwa mum and I went on a desert safari to watch the sunset and commune with the stars. This is a typical tour...

Now, this is where things get really juicy. Finally, the day had come when I was going to be able to climb the mountain. Every single day...

The thing about Siwa is that it doesn’t just work on you during the day. Your nights can also be full of dreams, visions and experiences....

Nefertum-tum was waiting patiently for us outside the front gate for his morning cuddles. He purred and thrummed, delighting in the...

During our time at the temple of Amun a little crowd of interested onlookers had gathered. Hakim, naturally, being the sociable person...

The next day we went to explore the temple ruins. I say ruin, in the literal meaning of the word. These ruins are REAL ruins. It’s not...

We woke up the next morning to our first proper look at the legendary Siwa. The sun was already bright in the clear blue sky, warming the...

This is the last of my "creative forays" (for now) into other stories. With the next blog post I return to our journey through Egypt....

Please indulge me as I share a little of this story. I know the telling is crude, especially as I've been brutal with the word count - I...

I jerked my eyes open to find a scene like something from an action movie unfolding before my eyes. Night had fallen and we were about 15...