Like just about every child of the 80s, I desperately wanted to be like Indiana Jones when I was a kid.
I don’t know if it was Harrison Ford’s rugged hotness, the amazing score that still gets me pumped for adventure or Indy’s signature hat, all I knew is I wanted it all. I envisioned growing up to be a bookish, yet beautiful professor/archaeologist, who was happy to spend hours with dusty artifacts in the hope that John-Williams-soundtrack-worthy escapades would one day land in my lap, plunging me into adventures beyond my wildest dreams.
So what country comes to mind when you think of Indiana Jones-style adventure? Perhaps somewhere with ancient ruins, unsolved mysteries and maybe a little modern day danger?
It had to be Egypt!
(And stay tuned for my early 2012 adventures which include REAL Indiana Jones film locations – weeeee!)
As you know I etched out a rough itinerary at the beginning of my first year abroad, and Egypt was one of only a handful of places that I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO SEE. At the beginning of 2011 when Egypt’s government went to pot, protests raged and Mubarak was ousted, I wistfully drew a line through Egypt on my list. Travel to Egypt seemed out of the question, especially for a solo traveling female American. That meant no pyramids, no Nile, no desert and no Red Sea holidays for me.
Just this once… I’m really glad I got it wrong.
Hold up. I know you want to know if it’s safe to travel to Egypt post-Arab Spring, and I promise I’ll get to that. For now, all I’ll say is my two weeks in Egypt were two of the very best weeks of my whole year on the road. To be extra cautious, I chose to travel with a tour company with about 30 strangers, from singles in their early 20s to married couples in their 60s.
And I’m not exaggerating when I say that even in the absence of dramatic encounters with bandaged, long-dead pharaohs, I’m still thinking about how much fun it was.
Stay tuned for all the dirt (sand?) from my adventures in Egypt!
Up next… What To Wear in Egypt
Love the hat! Love Indy too! Looking forward to hearing more about your trip! 🙂
Thank you – one of my favorite hats of the year!
I second Calin, love the hat!
I’m always green with envy over how good hats look on you! Too cute.
But you have the sundress collection I covet =)
Loving the Indiana Jones hat!
We just had a great time in Egypt too!
Such an awesome country!
Love the camel wrangling photo. Haha.
I can’t wait to read about all your Egypt adventures! It’s great you got to go after all, even if a bit later than you had hoped.
Thanks – it’s one of my favorite photos from the Great Pyramids!
Nice hat! 🙂
I can’t wait to read about your adventures in Egypt.
Thank you! There are even more hats along the way =)
Love the photos, I love the whole indiana jones thing too 🙂 looking forward to hearing more about your adventures!x
Thank you for reading & commenting!
LOVE the hat!! so cute!
Great hat!
Haha you rock that hat!
Thank you – hats suit me because I have a big giant forehead, haha
Great indie esque shot in front of the Pyramids!
Thank you! I try =)
This sounds great! Im headed to Nepal and India for two months and, OF COURSE, its rather Indiana inspired. So Indy inspired that, I must admit, I have the replica hat. Not the cheesy Halloween ones either. Glad to see Im not the only 80s kid that turned into a travel enthusiast while trying to “emulate” a character lol
Oh yes! It’s crazy how often I conjure my favorite movie or TV shows when traveling… have fun on your Indiana Jones adventure =)