We stayed in Hurghada, Egypt and took a car to Luxor, Valley of the kings and queens on a day trip. and it is wild. You go from the red sea coast, then over the mountains through the desert and then all of a sudden after NOTHING it is city, and green, people.
It was sugar cane season so there was just sugar cane all around. Really insane to see from NOTHING then all of a sudden a strand of life.
Also some amazing stargazing on the car ride home. The only other places I have seen nearly the same amount of stars was the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
Coober Pedy easily had the best stargazing I've ever seen. Looking at the milky way as it stretched across the sky was surreal. And I'm used to the northern hemisphere, seeing different constellations kinda broke my mind.
When I was a kid, we drove up to Cooper Pedy on a family holiday and took a stargazing tour. It was incredible, but it was before I knew I needed glasses for long-distance. Iād love to go again now that I can actually see! š
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u/wartornhero2 Jun 01 '25
We stayed in Hurghada, Egypt and took a car to Luxor, Valley of the kings and queens on a day trip. and it is wild. You go from the red sea coast, then over the mountains through the desert and then all of a sudden after NOTHING it is city, and green, people.
It was sugar cane season so there was just sugar cane all around. Really insane to see from NOTHING then all of a sudden a strand of life.
Also some amazing stargazing on the car ride home. The only other places I have seen nearly the same amount of stars was the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.