Destination: Egypt

The Allure of Shisha

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 | By haveblood | Views [458]

a long draw drags the stars within touching distance; they tickle. the Bedouin rugs stagger their way around the tent walls, circling a few times before stopping to rest in a drowsy configuration. behind the haze are human silhouettes; they stopped ... Read more >

where the salad burns your tongue

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By haveblood | Views [341]

and the coffee punches you in the face. where a poorly mounted douche spout smacks with force into the back of your scrotum. ouch. where chicha flavours colour the cityscape and slow time. where an out-of-date hard-hat is sufficient for a motorbike ... Read more >

snakes. why'd it have to be snakes?

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By haveblood | Views [395]

I am King Nasser unifying the lands, and the the first Pharaoh. I wear the crowns of both Upper and Lower Egypt in a symbol of unification used by all Pharaohs in the coming millenia. I am Djoser, building the first step pyramid at Saqqara. Centuries ... Read more >

Photos: Red Sea Diving

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By elizabeth_back | Photo Gallery

Walk Like An Egyptian

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 | By langkawi21 | Views [1420] | Comments [4]

Assalamu Alaikum. We finally escaped the harshest winter in England for years on the 20th Jan for Luxor, Egypt - and we landed in heat!! Egypt was also the first country that we both looked like tourists unlike just Andrew in the last 5 months. ... Read more >

Photos: Egypt

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By robertadiamond | Photo Gallery

First impressions ... Egypt

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By robertadiamond | Views [634]

With a belly full of koshary (a traditional made of of rice, macaroni, chickpeas, lentils and chilli) and a few days worth of Egyptian experiences I think it's time to start my travel journal for 2010. I must warn you that previous attempts at online ... Read more >

Tags: drinks, food, fruit, library, people, pyramids

Photos: Egypt

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 | By natabalog | Photo Gallery

Felucca Down the Nile

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By nik_and_leon | Views [1655] | Comments [3]

The best part of Egypt. Perhaps this would be more difficult to answer in summer, but in winter it is definitely the felucca trip down the nile. I say in winter because of these stats. In summer, 20 out of 25 participants WILL get the runs (and occasionally ... Read more >

Tags: egypt, felucca

Stethoscopes in Ancient Times?

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By nik_and_leon | Views [2091] | Comments [2]

Loud and Proud Americans. A generalisation that goes many miles, as already seen in Istanbul (The Jube on the Bus). We are at Edfu Temple between Aswan and Luxor, a double temple built in the Greco-Roman dynasty around the birth of Christ. One wing ... Read more >

Tags: jubes

Gallery: Egypt

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 | By tk-tempany | Photo Gallery

Egypt

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 | By jmmal2 | Views [601] | 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 >

Cairo, Egypt

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [1254]

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: cairo, edfu, egypt, karnak, kom ombo, luxor, pyramids, sphinx

Gallery: Cairo

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 | By bec-simon | Photo Gallery

Egypt

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By kiwi_kids | Views [359]

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 >