Destination: Egypt

Stethoscopes in Ancient Times?

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By nik_and_leon | Views [2008] | 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 [552] | 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 [1158]

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 [311]

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 >

Egypt

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By james74 | Views [576]

Day 1: Visit to Egyptian Museum, Al Azhar mosque and lively Bazaar. Today we visited the incredible Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which contains relics dating back to 4000 BC, including the fantastic riches of Tutankhamun's tomb. Here ... Read more >

Gallery: Egypt

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By james74 | Photo Gallery

the last surviving ancient wonder of the world

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [1045] | Comments [4]

Dear all, Wednesday 7 th October I’m writing this from our carriage on the overnight sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan. Havn’t slept on a train before but the after the huge activities of yesterday we all slept like logs. It was a set of very comfortable ... Read more >

welcome to cairo

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [810] | Comments [5]

Dear all, the real fun has begun!Together we made our way out to heathrow airport, however because amy had joined our plans later on we were on separate flights.However I definately think she booked the better deal, what she thought was economy was ... Read more >

Gallery: egypt

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By jensen12 | Photo Gallery

Egypt… why the name of Carlyn’s photo album is perfect: Once is Enough

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 | By netsy19 | Views [948]

Remember that feeling before Christmas… that anticipation… like when you were little and couldn’t sleep because you were going to Disneyland the next day?    That excitement of wanting to go to bed extra early so the next day will come even sooner? ... Read more >

October - Moulid of Sayyed Ahmed Al-Badawi, Egypt

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [3609] | Video

Location: Tanta, Egypt Dates: At the end of the cotton harvest in late October Level of Participation: 2 – wander among snake charmers and entranced Sufis Description: One of Egypt’s most important ... Read more >

Tags: egypt, moulid of sayyed ahmed al-badawi, world festivals

Gallery: Egypt

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Photo Gallery

Continuing Nth to Luxor

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [451]

The next morning we were off again to travel however not on a bus or train, we boarded a traditional Egyptian Felucca with our captain Mustaffa... This little boat had three crew, our guide Wael and 11 of us ... Read more >