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travellingaunt

About me

I used to backpack overseas frequently, for 2-4 months at a time, before I discovered the joys of townhouse mortgages. These trips have mainly been to the southern hemisphere, although I visited Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel and Egypt in 1997/98. My last big trip was to Nepal – in 2003! I currently work as a Catastrophe Risk Scientist (!) at Macquarie Uni. I have done as many sustainable things to my townhouse as I could think of, and have converted the grounds to lovely Permaculture gardens. I do bush regen just below my place. I plan to visit Jordan for an International Permaculture conference in ~September 2011, and hope to take my nephew, who will be 11 by then. After Jordan we will visit Egypt, as the pyramids are one of the main things on my nephew’s “must-see” list.


The picture of me was taken whilst doing a Permaculture Design Certificate course run by Geoff Lawton, in November 2007, by Nick Ritar – check out his and his partner Kirsten’s amazing Permaculture property at Milkwood: http://www.milkwoodpermaculture.com.au/

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  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called aswan or luxor? in the Africa Branch

    Hi there OP. There are lots of people on this forum who know heaps about the best places to see but... as laketraveller suggests, if you...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Upper Egypt Itinerary in the Africa Branch

    2. One day is sufficient for the East Bank; you can easily see Karnak Temple (I'd suggest morning) and Luxor Temple (afternoon + stay for...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Accommodation in Luxor in the Africa Branch

    I found the Princess Hotel good. It was very clean, walking distance to Luxor temple, 60 LE /nt for a twin room with en suite. They do...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Car Hire Companies in Jordan in the Middle East Branch

    Check out the Jordan Jubilee website for a page listing a number of good car rental companies + their contact details. One of them is...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Jordan: Final questions before departure in the Middle East Branch

    Hi there, I agree with Henkbos: you will be spending a lot of time on the road that day, but your road trip will be shortened if you do...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Jordan: Final questions before departure in the Middle East Branch

    Hi there, I would delete Ajloun castle from your schedule. It's nice but not rivetting. I am sorry but I don't know the travel times......
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Jordan Questions Please in the Middle East Branch

    Hi there, You can book your tour in Wadi Rum directly: you don't need to do it through a hotel and you don't need to wait until you turn up...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Top 5 off the beaten path in the Africa Branch

    These are not in any particular order and I think the must-sees of Egypt are the pyramidy-templey things. However:...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 10 day trip: Luxor/Aswan OR Sinai/Red Sea?? in the Africa Branch

    I stayed at the Princess Hotel in Luxor. It was pretty good for a budget hotel (60 LE/nt for a twin rm with bathroom for self + nephew);...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Taxi and private tour costs in Cairo in the Africa Branch

    Hi there. I was in Egypt a couple of weeks ago. My hotel gave us a free pickup from the airport, and for the return trip (hotel to...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called A few questions on Jordan in the Middle East Branch

    Oops, I noticed an error in my post - the second company we used was Rum Guides (Rum Mountain Guides) and the chap who runs it is Attayek...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Time allocation in Jordan in the Middle East Branch

    Oops, slight correction to my post above: the chap who runs Rum Guides (Rum Mountain Guides) is Attayek Aouda, other details remain the...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Guidance Needed for Jordan Itinerary in the Middle East Branch

    Hi there. I travelled with my nephew (11) for a bit over a month in Jordan and Egypt last September/ October. I can’t help with the ferry...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 10 day trip: Luxor/Aswan OR Sinai/Red Sea?? in the Africa Branch

    I reckon your first itinerary seems okay: especially if you can get a flight to Aswan earlier in the day. You then have that and all the...
    7 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Wadi Rum - looking for recommendations in the Middle East Branch

    Hi there. I traveled with my nephew (11) for a bit over a month in Jordan and Egypt. As laketraveller recommends, I used Ruth's Jordan...
    7 months ago

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  • Country Australia
  • Languages English
  • Favourite Places Wadi Rum & Petra (Jordan); Palmyra (Syria); Okavango delta & panhandle (Botswana), the Namib Desert (Namibia), Delphi (Greece), Cappadocia (Turkey), Tierra del Fuego, Antartica & Heard Island...
  • Interests Permaculture, hiking, photography
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