Destination: Egypt
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Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By language-guides | Views [14559] | Comments [9]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but
not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you
couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Arabic Language Guide gives ... Read more >
Tags: language guides, language lesson, egypt, arabic, learn arabic, arabic language, podcast, phrase book, iphone, ipod
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [5958] | Comments [1]
Friday, 23 February, off to Egypt. We will fly out from London Heathrow at 17.25 and arrive in what has been explained to me as ‘the filthiest city in the world’ ; Cairo at 20.45. I am expecting more than filth, I am expecting Cairo to be chaotic, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [4135] | 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
Sun, 13 Jan 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Views [1370]
If the overcrowded confusion of the ferry from Jordan to Egypt was any foretelling indication of my travels in Egypt, I knew I was in for a rollercoaster of fast-paced chaos. Arriving at port, I left behind a sea of stationwagons, with every piece ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 | By stowaway | Views [1339] | Comments [4]
Then it was off to Wadi Rum , a desert region of sand dunes and impressive vertical rock mountains made famous by the exploits of Lawrence of Arabia, who used it as a base during WW1, and also lived there for some time after the end of the war. It ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, egypt, wadi rum, bedouin, ramses, cairo, pyramids, lawrence of arabia, bedouin, abu simbel
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 | By stowaway | Views [1240] | Comments [8]
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 >
Tags: on the road, egypt, tomb, tutankhelvis, pyramids, aswan, felucca, nile, cairo, sphinx
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [1160]
Arriving in Alexandria was an initially morose and depressing experience for me. After all, this was the intellectual center of the Hellenistic world, home to the legendary Cleopatra. Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria boasted of monuments ... Read more >
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 | By gododesinquieto | Views [1014]
El tío Santi al aparato: muy buenas de nuevo. En este capítulo no hay acción ni emociones fuertes, más bien pensamientos extraviados y pedanterías sin cuento y sin venir a cuento... solo para los más adictos, o para los aburridos del turno ... Read more >
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [1002] | Comments [1]
Ahhhh.....what better whay to recover from clambering up desert mountains than spend 2 days relaxing by the red sea! stayed at sawa camp metres from the shore eating, snorkelling, drinking fresh juice and lying on the beach looking at saudi arabia...... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [977] | Comments [2]
Let me see if I can paint this extraordinary picture properly. Just yesterday, I rode a train down the Nile Valley to Luxor, which was once known as Thebes, the legendary capital of Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom (think Ramesses and Tutankhamun). Now, ... Read more >
Tags: religion; history; culture
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [892] | Comments [3]
Hello everyone from Aswan, Egypt's southern most city! But first, let me back up a few days... Oct 24th: Today, the four of us headed out to the White Desert! Monica, after watching the desert section of Planet Earth, booked us a tour with a seemingly ... Read more >
Tags: white desert, bahariya, black desert
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [853] | Comments [1]
One
of the local experiences that has been such a treat for us during our
travels, is learning to prepare local specialty dishes while visiting
with friends. Today we learned first hand from Raja how to cook Mashi,
a local Egyptian dish, similar ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [851]
We'd
always dreamed of one day traveling to see the Great Pyramids of Giza,
but never thought we'd get the chance. We actually decided to come to
Egypt on an invitation from my friend Kim, when we realized we could
add the flight into our One World ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [771]
WOW!!!! i can't really think of any other way of describing a place i have wanted to visit ever since i first heard of it and saw pictures years ago!! driven at a manic speed from wadi rum to petra by a shiek (maybe) we arrived at the petra moon hotel ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [705]
I can honestly say that we've tried just about every form of transportation on this trip, with the notable exception of bicycles (which would be ridiculously stupid on Egyptian roads, but you do see them). We've traveled via bus, van, train, boat, ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles, adventures, sightseeing
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [625] | Comments [5]
I'm not sure why, but for some reason, a dinner cruise along the Nile sounded like fun last night. So I threw down my 120 pounds, put on a nice shirt, and almost immediately regretted my decision. It seems I was the only one at my hotel who signed ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [615]
Luxor has been fabulous. This is, after all, my first exposure to what I consider "true" Egypt. It is a hot, hazy place chock-full of palm trees and awe-invoking temples. This was the capital city of Ancient Egypt during the 11th and 18th ... Read more >
Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [585]
Exploring
the local back streets of Mansoura, Egypt, is a fascinating experience.
Our friends Kim and Dennis are living in this northern Nile delta town
that is rich with life and culture. This is the first predominately
Muslim country we've ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [553]
One word describes Dahab: Paradisal. And to no surprise, my first intention of only two days here has turned into six, as I have been practically hypnotized by its idyllic, tranquil vibe, and have spent many an hour on pillows by the water side, sipping ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 | By keera | Views [527] | Comments [3]
We stayed in Dahab from then (friday) until Monday afternoon when we took the bus to Cairo. Dahab, was, as usual, very laid back and fun. We spent our time swimming, tanning, and drinking thickshakes at Al Capone's. It did get a little annoying having ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [497]
We
haven't yet had the experience of being at a beach-resort destination
during high season, that happens to be a hot spot for European summer
vacationers. Summer is the time when it seems the Euro-corporate world
shuts down to join their children ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [481] | Comments [1]
I was lucky to survive a fire blast in Egypt, where I was admitted to hospital in a town close to Dahab, with neck, face and leg injuries. I was diagnosed with a fracture dislocation in the right shoulder and arm, lacerations all over my body and a broken ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, egypt, hospitals & health, true claim stories
Sun, 25 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [470]
How exciting! We got to see the pyramids in real life! And we marvelled at how they could possibly have been built, and how they have lasted thousands of years of sun and wind and sand. Just amazing. From the outside. Going inside is like crawling ... Read more >
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 | By keera | Views [468] | Comments [5]
Tuesday 21st March So, i arrived no problems at the Cairo airport at 1.30am and was met by the gobus rep, Allad who got me a visa etc easily. He told me that another rep, Narelle would meet me in the reception of the hotel at 10.30am. I slept like ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [456] | Comments [1]
Egypt is amazing! cruised down the nile on a felucca all of yesterday stopping only when the wind dropped at sunset to have a raging fire on the river bank! got the overnight train down from Cairo and arrived in Aswan about 11.00am. Went on a motor boat ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
