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In the 5th century BC Herodotus wrote of Egypt that 'nowhere are there so many marvellous things...nor in the world besides are to be seen so many things of unspeakable greatness' - and not too much has changed. The Sphinx, the Nile, ancient Luxor, the pyramids - Egypt's scope is glorious.
It's not just the Pharaonic monuments that have drawn travellers to this country since long before the birth of Christ - it's the legacy of the Greeks, Romans and early Christians, and the profusion of art and architecture accumulated from centuries of successive Islamic dynasties.
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By stowaway | Comments [8] | Views [1240] | Sun, 2 Dec 2001
Meanwhile, back in Aswan, Batman prepares to escape from the clutches of the dreaded tourist police jokers by leaping onto the BatBoat... Well, perhaps it wasn't quite the Batboat, but we did sail a Felucca (small single-masted sailboat) down the ... Read more >
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 | By jmmal2 | Views [30] | Comments [2]
Egypt for 10 nights is guaranteed to blow your mind. We went on a travel talk tour, so all accom, transport, guides etc was organised and im really glad we did this as i think we would have had quite a time takling egypt. Started off with 2 days in ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [56]

We flew into Cairo not really knowing what to expect from our tour, only knowing that it would be good to having someone else looking after us for a while so that we could relax and not have to worry about anything. True to their word, Muhammad (everyone ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, cairo, luxor, karnak, edfu, kom ombo, pyramids, sphinx
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 | By bec-simon | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By kiwi_kids | Views [22]
Egypt is simply wow! We spent 11 days on a Busabout one way trip of Egypt and had a blast. Arrived into Cairo late on which was Day 1 to a busy airport but luckily were met by a rep who took us to our hotel. Next day we met all of the group and headed ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By james74 | Views [32]
Day 1: Visit to Egyptian Museum, Al Azhar mosque and lively Bazaar. Today we visited the incredible Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which contains relics dating back to 4000 BC, including the fantastic riches of Tutankhamun's tomb. Here ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By james74 | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [104] | Comments [4]
Dear all, Wednesday 7 th October I’m writing this from our carriage on the overnight sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan. Havn’t slept on a train before but the after the huge activities of yesterday we all slept like logs. It was a set of very comfortable ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [109] | Comments [5]
Dear all, the real fun has begun!Together we made our way out to heathrow airport, however because amy had joined our plans later on we were on separate flights.However I definately think she booked the better deal, what she thought was economy was ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By divebunnie | Views [29]
Hi there, I guess I should introduce myself.
Commonly known as DiveBunnie, my aim in life at the moment is to share my underwater world and encourage more women to join the sport.
I am a scuba diving instructor and guide, who has been living in ... Read more >
Tags: scuba diving, tiran, scuba women, girlie divers
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By jensen12 | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [4138] | Comments [1]

Sphinx and Pyramids. Courtesy of Flickr.com, by [Mrs Logic]. So
you’ve booked your trip to Egypt – land of The Nile, pyramids and Cleopatra (to
name a few)! You’ve checked the weather reports, gotten the local currency, ... Read more >
Tags: 5 things, travel, egypt, pyramids, tax, touts, tipping, nile, sphinx, cover up
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 | By netsy19 | Views [91]
Remember that feeling before Christmas… that anticipation… like when you were little and couldn’t sleep because you were going to Disneyland the next day? That excitement of wanting to go to bed extra early so the next day will come even sooner? ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [114] | Video

Location: Tanta, Egypt Dates: At the end of the cotton harvest in late October Level of Participation: 2 – wander among snake charmers and entranced Sufis Description: One of Egypt’s most important ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, world festivals, moulid of sayyed ahmed al-badawi
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 4 Sep 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [53]

The
next morning we were off again to travel however not on a bus or
train, we boarded a traditional Egyptian Felucca with our captain
Mustaffa... This little boat had three crew, our guide Wael and 11 of
us ... Read more >
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