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My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By writing_the_world | Views [3574] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

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 >

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Photos: Egypt

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By mimoso_666 | Photo Gallery

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Egypt

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By jamesandjulie | Views [657]

In a bid to avoid Christmas (always a difficult time when so far away from family) and to go somewhere warmer than London, James and I, along with 5 others: Emma and Maneesh, David, Kirk and Eli spent a fantastic two weeks together in Egypt. ... Read more >

Photos: Egypt

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 | By jamesandjulie | Photo Gallery

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Walk Like an Egyptian

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 | By milko_rosie | Views [952]

Friday 16th of December We landed in Cairo at midnight and it was 18°c – very pleasant and a promising start for some warm weather! After arrival at the airport we were met by a representative from our tour company who helped us complete the neccessary ... Read more >

Photos: Walk Like an Egyptian

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 | By milko_rosie | Photo Gallery

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Ecotourism and Endangered Wildlife in Egypt

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By responsible-travel | Views [8427] | Comments [2]

History and Wildlife Egypt’s heritage has always been about its history – Ancient Egyptians, their pyramids, temples and tombs. But Egypt’s wildlife is just as remarkable, and even more critical. Egypt is finding that a tourist industry that ... Read more >

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By faithismyname | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I took these photos in Dahab Island. its a small island inside the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt where the locals are living a simple farmer life. My name is Eman Magdy, a 28 years old Egyptian female. My hometown is Cairo, Egypt. I have graduated from ... Read more >
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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By samermhelmy | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I am a 44 years architect. I spent all my life dreaming of photography. I got my first camera when I was ten years, it was a Voigtländer 135 mm. I had great shoots with this camera. Then I bought a used sony DSC-F828 and from then I am enjoying the reflection ... Read more >
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Photos: Lights of Marsa alam

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By samermhelmy | Photo Gallery

Light captions while visiting Marsa Alam
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Photos: Nubian home visit

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By samp | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I went on a grand trip last year, filled with adventure and discovery. One of my favorite places was Egypt, once you head downwards from Cairo and into the ‘real’ Egypt, there was such an amazing wealth of culture, color and beauty. My wife and I where ... Read more >
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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By sunshine | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

those pics have taken in Faiyoum city in Egypt. Egyptian water wheels is called in Arabic Saqia, it demonstrates the typical farmer life and the development of agriculture in Egypt, the local people in El Fayoum are very proud of their water wheels. and ... Read more >
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5 Tips to Digging and Living in South Asasif, Egypt

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By travel-tips | Views [4975] | Comments [1]

Welcome to Alaska! I was greeted upon arrival in Luxor, Egypt. Working in the depths of a temple tomb excavation at the foothills of South Asasif in 114 degree heat, dense white dust soaking into my sweaty Egyptian cotton shirt, the last thing ... Read more >

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Photos: Ibn Tullun Mosque

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 | By osama-rashad | Flickr Photo Gallery

These photos were taken in the insides of the Ibn tullun mosque at Cairo, Egypt. The mosque was completed on 879 AD.The mosque was constructed on a small hill called Gebel Yashkur, "The Hill of Thanksgiving." One local legend says that it is here that ... Read more >
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