We made it to Egypt. As for Oman, I found out that Oman Air had a good price with free layover options. However, the payment didn't go through when I tried to make a purchase and after a couple of attempts, the flight price went up so much that I coudn't bring myself up to continue with it. By that time, I was too invested in visiting Oman so I flew from Cairo to Muscat before heading back to Melbourne.
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| M: morning, A: afternoon, E: evening, N: night |
22/12, Day 00 - On flight, arrived Manila* in the afternoon (Savoy Hotel Manila)
23/12, Day 01 - Flight from Manila to Cairo* via Dubai
24/12, Day 02 - Cairo*
25/12, Day 03 - Cairo*
26/12, Day 04 - Afternoon flight to Aswan* (Nubian Heights Guesthouse)
27/12, Day 05 - Day trip to Abu Dhabi, overnight in Aswan*
28/12, Day 06 - Aswan to Luxor*, stopping at Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna
29/12, Day 07 - Luxor* (Muhammad Ali House)
30/12, Day 08 - Morning flight from Luxor to Cairo, overnight bus* to Siwa Oasis
31/12, Day 09 - Siwa Oasis* (The Green Siwa Hotel)
01/01, Day 10 - Siwa Oasis* (The Green Siwa Hotel)
02/01, Day 11 - Overnight bus* to Cairo
03/01, Day 12 - Cairo*
04/01, Day 13 - Afternoon flight to Muscat* (Sukoon Hotel)
05/01, Day 14 - Morning bus to Nizwa* (Riad Nizwa)
06/01, Day 15 - Nizwa*
07/01, Day 16 - Afternoon bus to Muscat* (Haffa House Hotel)
08/01, Day 17 - Evening flight* out from Muscat
09/01, Day 18 - Transit in Doha and Manila
10/01, Day 19 - Arrive Melbourne in the morning
*referring to overnight stay
Side note: How come I never notice sayur lodeh in Malaysia?
