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Thu, 24 Feb 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [576]
So having lived in Egypt for a few years, we have been well aware of the reality of this "Democratic" government here. We have seen for ourselves the terrible poverty in which many people live, and discovered how whilst we were able to roam ... Read more >
Tags: egyptian revolution, living in egypt, mubarak, sharm el sheikh
Sat, 5 Feb 2011 | By taroso | Views [1373] | Comments [1]
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 I returned to southwest Cairo after two nights in Bahariya Oasis, and as my taxi crawled up the road along the west bank of the Nile I noted the presence of a number of blue vans, with riot police inside or milling about.... Read more >
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By tweber | Views [622]
I think now that I am finally
out of Egypt I can write about it. The day I arrived back in Cairo from the White Desert things
were calm. They told me that there had been some protests the day before but
things were Ok now. So I rested for ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Feb 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1147]
It was certainly never part of the original plan, but Egypt became our home for seven months. That glorious, sweltering first month in Siwa oasis, good times in Alex, Cairo and at the ecofarm in Ras Sudr, and then of course five heavenly months in ... Read more >
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 | By taroso | Views [710]
[NOTE: The paragraphs below were written in mid January, well before the current crisis, but I had a lot of trouble with the shape of the posting; the solution was to excise about 3/4 of what was written, including the fifth expatriate ... Read more >
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1327]
I read the news today, oh boy. It seems the recent Tunisian troubles are spreading. For two days, the people here in Egypt have showed their anger at the rising food prices, high unemployment and governmental corruption at protests on the streets ... Read more >
Thu, 27 Jan 2011 | By tweber | Views [543]
Started the morning out by catching a bus to Baharia Oasis where I start my trip into the White Desert. It was 5-hour bus ride right through the desert. Once we left the city, it was nothing but brown desert with one rest house about half way there.... Read more >
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 | By tweber | Views [448]
Life is delicious!, as my
driver says. I started the day out by meeting my camel at the stables and
riding in the back way of the Giza pyramids. This was a great way to first see
the pyramids on the back of a camel on the desert side of the pyramids ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 | By tweber | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 24 Jan 2011 | By tweber | Views [440]
Today, I visited the Citadel
where the mosque of Mohamed Ali is and also a few Christian churches in Old
Cairo. The Mohamed Ali mosque is
unique because it was built in the Turkish style and takes after the Blue
Mosque in Turkey. I also ... Read more >
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [625]
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 ... Read more >
Tags: girlie divers, scuba diving, scuba women, tiran
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1065] | Comments [2]
I won't call it a new year's resolution, as that would mean it had been broken before it had even begun, it being mid-January already somehow (where do the days go?) but I do intend to write this blog more often in 2011. I manage most day to find ... Read more >
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 | By taroso | Views [601]
Deja Vu I
keep seeing the same backpackers. Now admittedly I sometimes appear to be
mildly prosopagnosic. For some reason it took me six months or so to
learn to distinguish Sophie Marceau from Catherine Zeta Jones, and the
words ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 | By taroso | Views [748] | Comments [2]
Arrival First Class on the
ferry to Nuweiba is at the prow, spacious and uncrowded with a cafeteria
and the opportunity to buy freshly-cooked box meals. Almost half of
its passengers were backpackers, and the remainder well-heeled ... Read more >
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