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On the Nile to Kom Ombu...

EGYPT | Fri, 21 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [732]

I would like to say that we are roughing it at the moment, but life on the boat has been incredibly relaxing. Thankfully, we dock at stops along the way to get a taste of the towns and the sites, but much of our day is spent lounging on the deck and ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, sightseeing

Walk like an Egyptian

EGYPT | Wed, 14 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [566]

Egypt is a land of package tourists. Which is both good and bad for us independent travellers. Good at the airport when the ENTIRE plane lined up at their tour operator's booth, and we got to stroll up to the visa counter and money exchange counter, ... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

EGYPT | Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By writing_the_world | Views [444]

A Feast Fit for a Pharaoh Our taxi slams on its breaks, narrowly avoiding a malnourished donkey. Ironically, the scrawny animal draws a rusty oven of sweet potatoes mounted on wonky wheels. "It's the batata man!" announces the driver. Suddenly he pulls ... Read more >

Tags: #2012writing, cairo, egypt, food, travel writing scholarship, travel writing scholarship 2012, travelwriting

endings

EGYPT | Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By simon_monk | Views [383]

Time. It does the strangest things when you travel. Three weeks goes past in the blink of an eye when occupied with home, kids, school or work, but the same time travelling, filled with new experiences and rich memories not only seems to stretch and ... Read more >

Tags: reading, travel, travel literature, travel photography

Egypt - Part One

EGYPT | Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [357] | Comments [2]

Before reading all: Get a cup of coffee/tea and make yourself comfortable. EGYPT - WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE! We arrived for our tour first night and met this guy from Townsville Tim and had a chat with him...ended up being a really good mate by the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

my first rollercoaster

EGYPT | Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [351]

This is the feeling I had as we careened through the streets of Cairo. The driving style there is similar to Indo, but they don´t even bother putting lines on the highways since they know noone follows them (which i thought was quite efficient). There ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Cairo - dudes in dresses

EGYPT | Sat, 9 Oct 2010 | By pauluiza | Views [215]

Destination: Egypt – Cairo   – What are you staring at me for? You're the dude in the dress! We arrive in Cairo in the morning, taxi to the hotel, bad hotel, stay anyway, too tired.  We relax for a bit and walk around looking for another ... Read more >

Karnak Temple and Animal Care Project

EGYPT | Mon, 28 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [78]

Another day in Luxor saw us visiting the Karnak Temple where we met our guide, Ahmed, who was to show us around the conglomeration of a temple built by several Pharaohs, each of whom added their own style over the years. He ... Read more >

Tags: animal care project, karnak temple, train

Gallery: Egypt

EGYPT | Sat, 25 Apr 2009 | By walk_on_water | Photo Gallery

Some pics of Cairo and Dahab
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Gallery: 2008-12 Egypt

EGYPT | Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By furaibo_a | Photo Gallery


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