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Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [697]
we left cairo on the 2nd for the sinai peninsula, but i thought it was worth mentioning our dinner in cairo on the 1st (happy birthday dad!). we decided we had to try pigeon, an egyptian favorite, before we left cairo so we headed to the islamic quarter ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [755]
OK! So looking at the last blog entry for where we left off... ah, the White Desert. Well, quite a lot has happened since then, so let's get to it before our time at the internet cafe runs out. I'll gloss over a bit, as I am going to try and cover ... Read more >
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [2448] | 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: bahariya, black desert, white desert
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [709] | Comments [4]
we caught our train to aswan last night at about 9:30. mon and i shared a cabin which was actually pretty nice- our own sink and two beds, one of which turned into seats for when we werent sleeping. after about 5 mins on the train the attendant came ... Read more >
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [404] | Comments [2]
yesterday was our first full day with our tour group. it has been hard to get used to in cairo where we spent so much time on our own exploring and what not, but it is definitely getting better. we got up first thing yesterday and headed out to the ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 | By rich | Views [482]
Time to head back to Cairo and so it's back on the train. We decide to take the sleeper train again, because we liked it on the way down and because we still can't get into true backpacker mode. It would be much cheaper to take the sitting train, but ... Read more >
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 | By rich | Views [1218]
We start the day by checking out of the boat and get straight onto the tour bus with our "guide-for-the-day" Marco. Our bags are packed on top of the bus, much to the displeasure of Alicia, who points out how frazzled they'll get in the Egyptian ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [675] | Comments [4]
Wow there is so much to say! Hopefully I get all the main points and you can get an idea of our experience. Yesterday morning a driver arrived bright and early at our hostel to drive us out to Oases to meet our jeep to the white desert. it took an ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 | By rich | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 24 Oct 2008 | By rich | Views [895]
The first morning of the cruise is supposed to be a trip to some temple or other. Unfortunately for us, we kind of blew our budget (yet further) by taking the cruise in the first place, so we decide our wallet could do without taking the pain of another ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [558] | Comments [2]
we got up this morning and had breakfast out on our balcony overlooking talaat harb st and lots of traffic. we also heard the morning call to prayer which was amazing. after breakfast we headed for the islamic quarter of cairo. its about a 30 min ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [2427] | Comments [3]
Cairo is a loud, HUGE, rambuncticous, dirty, old, hustling, crowded (17.8 million people in the metropolitan area), amazing city. And we have fallen in love with this place.
First off, we are safe and sound after a harrowing taxi ride into the ... Read more >
Tags: cairo, egypt, market, minaret
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By monicaraye | Views [421] | Comments [3]
Hello everyone, I am now in Egypt! Cairo specifically. Met up with my buddies, megan, shannon and marshall and it is so good to see them, it is surreal to to walking through the streets of cario all of us, it is crazy and wonderful. the city is ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By rich | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By rich | Views [836]
I can't believe they expect us to get up at 2am!! to leave for our day trip to Abu Simbel. This is one of the sightseeing trips that was part of the package we booked from Cairo and one of the trips we were looking forward to the most. But at 2am it's ... Read more >
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