🧳 Why I Left NYC to Complete My 7-Continent Bucket List

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00:00Thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this video.

00:02So I plan on going to all seven continents by visiting Cape Town one day, but um, here I am.

00:13So my mom and I arrived in Cairo super early in the morning and met up with our tour guide who was

00:18going to show us around the pyramids, the Egyptian museum, and a couple other cool spots for that

00:22day. We only planned on being there for one day, which I know, I know is not enough to do the whole

00:26country of Egypt justice, obviously, but it was a super last minute decision that my mom and I made

00:31to even go there. So we figured we would see the highlights. The highway was a bit chaotic to say

00:38the least, but it was a fun way to be welcomed to my seventh continent. At this point, it was about

00:477am. So before heading to the pyramids, we stopped for a much needed Turkish coffee for a little

00:52pick me up. And then we were on our way.

01:07Seeing the pyramids in the distance for the first time was just like my breath was taken away. You

01:12know, when you see something in pictures a million times and then you see it in real life and it's

01:15like, yeah, that's how it felt. So it was absolutely insane. Do you ever stop? Do you ever not just,

01:22I mean, do you, I guess after a while you just take that for granted that's at your skyline.

01:26Are you used to it?

01:27I remember when we said everything will happen.

01:43Of all the historic attractions and ancient artifacts that I've seen in my day, I would say this was the

01:48first one where you could really go all the way up to it and feel the original stones, which I just

01:52think made it really special. It's big. It also really didn't feel overly touristy. Of course,

01:59there were a lot of people there, but the area around the pyramids that you can explore is just

02:03so vast. It never at any point felt like a pure tourist trap the way that some other attractions do.

02:08And then of course, my mom and I were like, what better mode of transportation to walk around and

02:11see the pyramids more than via camel.

02:30Okay. So after brushing up on my history, once again, for this video, the three main pyramids of Giza were

02:34built from roughly 2,550 to 2,490 BC during Egypt's old kingdom era. That is literally 4,500 years ago.

02:45It's insane for me to fathom how old these structures actually are. And what's even crazier to me is that

02:51we still don't totally know how they were built. Of course, there are theories, but I didn't realize

02:55until I was there and listening and learning about them that it's really still unknown. I have to admit,

03:01most of my ancient Egyptian knowledge before this trip came from the 1999 cinematic masterpiece,

03:05The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. So I learned a lot on this trip.

03:10Mine's name is Cappuccino.

03:14And my mom's is Pepsie.

03:17Like, what's that?

03:24Meet Pepsie.

03:25Cappuccino.

03:28Taylor.

03:28I would say this was a highlight for us. Our camels, Cappuccino and Pepsi were just a total pleasure.

03:33And if they don't make you want to give this video a thumbs up, then I don't know what will.

03:36Our tour guide was also so fun and a great videographer, which was great for me.

03:40Yes, this is Giza.

03:44Giza city.

03:45Do you see the Sphinx?

03:48Here.

03:50Last permit.

03:52This one behind three for Queens.

03:54Cappuccino and I are riding solo.

03:56I see that.

04:06Cappuccino.

04:07And I would highly recommend the camel ride if you go to see the pyramids, although I would recommend

04:17going in like October, November when the weather is a little more mild.

04:21It was a whopping 105 degrees Fahrenheit when we were there.

04:25Also, maybe a little bit of a questionable decision to wear all black in the desert, but

04:29it's the only thing I packed.

04:30I didn't know I was going to be there, so I had to run with it.

04:32And you don't pass up a camel ride around the pyramids,

04:34even if you're wearing all black and it's 105 degrees, you know, you just don't.

04:37After walking around the three main pyramids, we got a look through some of the tombs that have

04:43original hieroglyphics and some really cool carvings of pharaohs.

04:47I wish that I retained a fraction of what our tour guide knew about every square inch of this place.

04:52It was so impressive how knowledgeable he was on all of the little historic details.

04:56After we disembarked our camel friends, we walked over to the Sphinx.

04:59Ready for your mind to be blown again?

05:07All right, here we go.

05:08So for many years, archaeologists thought that the Sphinx was built around the same time as the

05:13Great Pyramid, so about 4,500 years ago.

05:15But some more recent studies suggest that the Sphinx was actually built as early as 7,000 BC.

05:21That is over 9,000 years ago.

05:24That's the thing, though.

05:25When you're dealing with dates like this, you can't really fathom how long ago that was

05:28and how this was even possible.

05:29But another cool thing about the Sphinx was that it was covered in sand up to its shoulder height

05:34just about until the early 1800s.

05:40Then we stopped for lunch with what I would say was a pretty decent view.

05:49And we pulled over to see a closer look of the Nile River before heading to the Egyptian Museum.

05:54Just stopped on the highway to see the Nile.

05:59How cool!

06:01We're back in Cairo.

06:02We were in Giza before to see the pyramids, of course.

06:05How cool is this?

06:06The Egyptian Museum, obviously very cool.

06:23They're actually in the process of building a brand new one that's even closer to the pyramids

06:27versus the one that we went to right now is in Cairo itself, not in Giza.

06:31I thought that the coolest thing in this museum was that there's an actual mummy.

06:34There's actually two of them and that blew my mind a little bit.

06:37I've never seen one in real life.

06:48Overall, very short trip, obviously, but as you can see, it was quite memorable.

06:52I mean, at some points, my mom and I were like,

06:54what if we told ourselves a week ago that we would be in front of the pyramids right now?

06:57Like we just had no idea.

06:59And again, would recommend going October, November when it's not boiling,

07:03but it was an amazing time.

07:05So like and subscribe for free so you can see where we went next.

07:07And until next time, turtle out.

07:12I swear, I do not time that.

07:15And it only goes off every hour and a half.

07:16So the fact that I get it every single time, I don't know.

07:21What are you doing over there, Pepsi?

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