Travel Ideas and Advice for the Novice Traveller

Visiting the ancient land of Egypt, has been my dream since very young. I've managed to realise my dream twice already, visiting this country on two occasions. Once during a stop over flight on Egypt Air and once on a fully fledged tour that included a Nile Cruise. One of the key cities when visiting Egypt is the city of Luxor. Luxor (Ancient Thebes) has got many attractions including the following: Nile Cruise - Image Copyright The Specialist Luxor Temple Karnak Temple Valley of the Kings Valley of the Queens Hatshepsut Temple   Colossi of Memnon Avenue of Sphinxes Nile Cruise Start and End point Valley of the Kings - Image Copyright Wikimedia   The most important aspect when travelling to Egypt, is to ensure that you are booked into a 4 or 5 star hotel as the ratings in Egypt are not a 100% guarantee of quality. This is even more important if you are a backpacker in Egypt. You don't want to pick up a tummy bug as a result of

If you are travelling to Paris, France as part of your backpacking adventure, then you can find some great reviews on Where to Stay for Cheap in Paris, France?  This page provide good quality hotels at very affordable prices. The important thing when visiting Paris is to decide in which of the 20 arrondissements (Municipal Area) you would want to stay. The cheap accommodation is usually available in the artist area of Montmartre which is the 18th arrondissement. If you want to be closer to the River Seine then you need to look in the 3rd arrondissement. Sacre Coeur  -  Copyright Wikimedia Commons Have a look at  Where to Stay for Cheap in Paris, France?