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Wed, 6 May 2009 | By houdyman | Views [938]
We landed in Aswan after a quick hour flight from Cairo. The American guy we met in Cairo while staying with Tarek was beginning a tour company and one of the countries he wants to lead tours is in Egypt so he spent severl week here. He was able to take ... Read more >
Tags: abu simbel, aswan, cruise, nile
Wed, 6 May 2009 | By houdyman | Views [931]
Hoped off the plane very early in the morning to a huge, honking, and hot city known as Cairo. Cairo is huge and we soon learned how huge as we took a taxi to our couchsurfing host's house in a southern part of the city just inside the boundary. ... Read more >
Tags: cairo, pigeon, pyramids
Sat, 25 Apr 2009 | By walk_on_water | Photo Gallery
Some pics of Cairo and Dahab
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Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | By nadscol | Views [1298] | Comments [1]
Then it was off out into the desert….a new adventure starts...We drove out to a truck stop type place which seemed to be in the middle of nowhere to meet out drivers and to get different cars. We certainly attracted a lot of attention. I think we were ... Read more >
Tags: egypt
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [975] | Comments [2]
I was up before sunrise today for our hot air balloon ride. Hot air ballooning has never really been one of those things that I have craved doing. I have to admit that I sort of classed it as a little to tame for my inner adrenaline junkie- however ... Read more >
Tags: egypt
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 | By irenecabay | Views [642] | Comments [1]
I've been back from Egypt for over a week now and am amazed at how I could live without wrist watch, cell phone (any phone), daily access to computer, radio, TV for nearly a month - all the so-called conveniences - and was quite relaxed and happy and ... Read more >
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [917]
Finally some relaxation! Well sort of. After the worlds most frustrating and bladder stretching journey we arrived in Aswan feeling gross. Thankfully Khaled, the best tour leader on the planet (this is a guy who knows people!) had a minivan waiting ... Read more >
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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [796]
This one deserves its own story. The overnight train- definitely not something I would ever care to repeat. We had our very long day exploring the exciting and wonderful sites of Cairo. This was exhausting (especially due to the heat) and ... Read more >
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Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By irenecabay | Views [558]
From Luxor we flew to Dahab in the south Sinai, just 18 kilometres across the Sea of Arabia (Red Sea). We can see Saudi Arabia. The people here are so laid back. It is a diving community and my dive instructor said 70% of the people are ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [1965] | Comments [1]
An early morning and we were off to see the sights. First was the best- the pyramids. Here I had one of those “I really can’t believe I’m here” moments. It was breath taking, brilliant, wonderful… I could go on forever. Because we got there early I ... Read more >
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Sat, 21 Mar 2009 | By damonlk | Views [1098]
The Blue Mosque is named for the tiles, imported from
Istanbul during the days of Ottoman rule, that decorate its interior walls.
Every surface is covered with flowers and floral motifs and the simple but
elegant exterior contrasts markedly ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 | By w4michael | Views [690] | Comments [2]
March–April 2009 After purchasing my visa upon arrival at Cairo International Aiport ($15), and getting stamped in, I took a taxi into the city and checked into a downtown hotel. Although I quite liked the hotel, it felt a little separated from the ... Read more >
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 | By irenecabay | Views [426]
After a few days in Aswan we took a 3 hour train ride to Luxor to meet up with Len & Michaela. In Luxor we went to the Valley of the Kings, but the best tombs were closed for repairs - they ARE old and with all the tourist traffic ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [855]
Egypt, first impression- this place is absolutely mental. We arrived in Cairo excited about what was to come. We were met at the airport by a really helpful guy from Geckos who helped us get our visa and then went to get our luggage. My bag, of course, ... Read more >
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