Desk diary
Notes from routes that stuck.
Less influencer diary, more what actually happened on the ground — late locks, quiet minutes, reef days that fit nerves.
The morning the plateau went quiet for twenty minutes
A wind shift cleared the first coach wave. We learned again why Giza is a lighting problem, not a checklist.
House reef over trophy dive
A family that hated boat swell found more joy in knee-deep coral gardens than in a famous drop-off.
When the lock ran late
Two hours slipped. Travellers with buffer remembered Edfu; those with same-night Cairo flights remembered stress.
Alexandria as a palate cleanser
One overnight after Cairo temples reset a couple who thought they were done with Egypt.
Karnak without the radio chorus
Arriving at opening meant hearing footsteps between pillars. Same site, different holiday.