Destination: Egypt

Cool Water, Scorched Earth

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Views [566]

One word describes Dahab: Paradisal.  And to no surprise, my first intention of only two days here has turned into six, as I have been practically hypnotized by its idyllic, tranquil vibe, and have spent many an hour on pillows by the water side, smoking ... Read more >

Gallery: Cairo and Alexandria

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Sinai and Luxor

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By rose_babic | Photo Gallery

Scams!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By ellij | Views [998]

Well after surviving the much less developed parts of Africa, maybe I became a little too relaxed arriving in what is in many ways, close to the developed nation of Eygpt - including not just the exploitation of tourist funds but the active process of ... Read more >

Gallery: Egypt

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 | By ellij | Photo Gallery

Pyramids and Mt Sinai

Sun, 25 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [2027]

How exciting! We got to see the pyramids in real life! And we marvelled at how they could possibly have been built, and how they have lasted thousands of years of sun and wind and sand. Just amazing. From the outside. Going inside is like crawling ... Read more >

Gallery: Egypt

Sat, 24 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Photo Gallery

Valley of the Kings

Mon, 19 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1318]

Public transport from isolated diving camps in the desert of southern Egypt is understandably pretty scarce. So all things considered, I think we did pretty well to get to Luxor at all. The story goes like this: 10pm Tuesday - get in clapped out old ... Read more >

The Red Sea without the diver soup

Fri, 16 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [851]

Forget the endless stream of day boats clogging up the dive sites at Sharm. For the entire time we were diving the Fury Shoals at Wadi Lahami we shared the water with no more than 5 other divers! We basically had the entire resort to ourselves too! It ... Read more >

Gallery: Anubis, Jackal-God of Egypt

Fri, 16 May 2008 | By sstolper | Photo Gallery

Walk like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1085]

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 >

Fire Blast in terrorist attack

Wed, 7 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2076]

I was lucky to survive a fire blast in Egypt, where I was admitted to hospital in a town close to Dahab, with neck, face and leg injuries. I was diagnosed with a fracture dislocation in the right shoulder and arm, lacerations all over my body and a broken ... Read more >

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Gallery: Engineering an Empire

Wed, 7 May 2008 | By sstolper | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Three Countries and a Gulf of Aqaba

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Photo Gallery