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    Gasp! The Middle East Part 3: Mom! There's a Lion in the Toilet!
    Gasp! The Middle East Part 3: Mom! There's a Lion in the Toilet!
    Gasp! The Middle East Part 3: Mom! There's a Lion in the Toilet!
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    Gasp! The Middle East Part 3: Mom! There's a Lion in the Toilet!

    By Lisa Anderson

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    Jaclyn dreamed of a visit to King Tut's tomb, and the Valley of the Kings. Egypt became her destination of choice, and we were all excited to arrive and explore it as a family, together. Little did we know that though our Bedouin hosts tried hard to keep us safe, the entire Middle East was a pressure cooker, ready to explode. Join the 6 Anderson's as we explore Egypt and Jordan, December 2010.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa Anderson
    Release dateOct 17, 2012
    ISBN9780988084827
    Gasp! The Middle East Part 3: Mom! There's a Lion in the Toilet!
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    Lisa Anderson

    Would you drop your confortable, daily routine and set off to explore the world with your husband and four children on a globe-trotting adventure of a lifetime? Life is full of such opportunities, some of them by chance and others by choice. Lisa Anderson, middle school teacher, small business manager and farmwife, embraced the risks, and has never regretted it. Now a Canadian Author Association award nominee and popular guest speaker, she spends her days encouraging others to live their best life, at every age. And she continues to explore our world with her family, one day at a time.

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      Gasp! The Middle East Part 3 - Lisa Anderson

      Gasp!

      The Middle East

      Part 3:

      Mom!

      There's a Lion in the Toilet!

      by

      Lisa Anderson

      Gasp! The Middle East

      #3 in the series:

      Mom! There's a Lion in the Toilet

      by Lisa Anderson

      Copyright 2012 Lisa Anderson. All rights reserved.

      Cover and maps by Katie Dooley Designs.

      Smashwords Edition

      eISBN: 978-0-9880848-2-7

      Rating: General Audience

      For additional titles by this author,

      visit http://www.6andersons1world.blogspot.com

      #1: The Americas North to South

      #2: A Whirl Through Europe

      #3: Gasp! The Middle East

      #4: Southeast Asia for the Holidays

      #5: Off to the Land of Oz

      #6: Paused in Polynesia

      Disclaimer: Though this story is based on actual places, people and events, in the interest of weaving a compelling tale and protecting the innocent, certain details may have been altered, changed or simply forgotten along the way. We apologize for any errors or omissions made. Let’s chalk them up to personal interpretation, confusion or just plain mistakes. It was a long trip. We tried to catch all the mistakes, but, alas, we are but human. Please don’t take any too seriously. If something is really quite alarming, or if you'd like to share your comments or review, we'd love to hear from you, our readers. Please contact us and we can make our amends in the next edition of the book. Bon voyage! Hope you enjoy the trip!

      6andersons1world@gmail.com

      Gasp! The Middle East

      #3 in the series:

      Mom! There’s a Lion in the Toilet!

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Gasp! The Middle East

      Table of Contents

      Prologue: Travelling Back in Time

      A Date with King Tut

      Derek at Cairo, Egypt

      Exploring the Pyramids of Giza, by camel

      Derek at Giza

      The Bedouin Hotel

      A Night in the Moonless Desert

      Derek in the Desert

      Long drive to Luxor

      Derek in the El Bahariya Oasis and Luxor

      Valley of the Kings

      A Ladies Trip to the Bank: a cross cultural experience

      Onward to Jordan

      Amman to Valley of Petra

      The Magic of Petra

      Derek in Petra, Jordan

      Another Peek at Petra, riding on a donkey

      Down to the Dead Sea, and back to Amman

      Derek at the Dead Sea

      Travel Day: Middle East to Southeast Asia

      More Flying…

      Traveling back in time....

      We continued our travels, like passengers aboard a reverse-time machine.

      We started at home in Canada, in 2010. Like hamsters on a wheel, we rushed from school and work to dance and hockey practices, driving here and driving there for the next game or competition. We hurried to the stores to get groceries, and cooked up a quick meal, anxious not to be late for the next appointment.

      And then we stopped.

      We chose another direction.

      With our four children, ages 16, 14, 12 and 6, my husband of twenty years led us down a path of discovery, away from the normal life we had created. We went off together to explore the world, and to get to know each other.

      We started in Canada, skipped through Los Angeles on our way to Peru, and the ancient Inca civilization of the Andes Mountains. From there, we followed the Spanish Conquistadors to Barcelona, and then the ancient Romans across the seas to Italy.

      The Greeks were next, ancient Olympia and Athens, their Acropolis in ruins atop the mountain next to the sea.

      The next stop, well, naturally it had to be the land of ancient Egypt, and the Old Silk Road.

      A Date with King Tut

      December 11, 2010

      Flight: Athens to Cairo Aegean Airways – 55 minutes

      We arrived early in the morning in Cairo, Egypt. This was the cheapest flight so far, only $28 CAN for the hour long trip across the Mediterranean from Athens to the northeast corner of Africa, and the ancient world of Egypt. We landed in the capital city of Cairo, population an estimated 22 million.

      Our guide from the Bedouin hotel was late meeting us at the airport, which left me wondering if the correspondence was going to come together at all. We did not elect to do an official tour in Egypt, due in part to cost, and in part to the desire to experience something beyond the official tour offerings. We wanted to go off the beaten track, and here was an opportunity to experience something beyond. Relying on masonic connections and our Bedouin friends, we reached out to the local community, and pushed our personal boundaries, in Egypt.

      Sham finally spotted us in the airport arrivals lounge, just before Rick had confirmed arrangements that would have taken us in another direction. Sham’s car and drivers had been late, and there was some tension on the ride back across the city, though the differences in Egyptian Arabic

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