Destination: Egypt

10. okt - Dalur konunganna og matarbod

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By disa | Views [730]

Well, well ... loksins komst eg adeins a netid og vonandi meira a morgun og tha set eg inn myndir. Eg er stodd nuna i Jordan i Madaba og er ordin langt a eftir med ferdasoguna! Vid erum buin ad fara svo vida og gera svo margt. 10. okt var vaknad ... Read more >

Cairo - Day 1

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By rich | Views [438]

Arrival: Walking out of the Cairo airport, we were hit by the humidity like a hot, sweaty slap in the face. Briefly trying to bargain down the rate for a taxi we were relieved to find our driver had an air conditioned car. We had booked a hostel in ... Read more >

Gallery: Ägypten 08

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By suse | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Photo Gallery

8 - 9. oktober Sigling a Nil og Luxor, Egyptalandi

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 | By disa | Views [769] | Comments [5]

I morgun logdum vid af stad i Felucca ferdina godu sem gengur ut a ad slappa af um bord i Feluccunni (litill seglbatur) og sigla nidur Nil og stoppa her og thar fyrir naudsynlegar pissupasur og sund i Nil (ekki gert a sama tima!). Thessi hvild var ... Read more >

6 - 7. oktober Aswan og Abu Simbel, Egyptalandi

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 | By disa | Views [969] | Comments [7]

Erum i Aswan og eftir hadegismat forum i dag med motorbat ut a Nil og sigldum hja Elephant island - fengum gamlan Nubia leidsogumann um bord sem fraeddi okkur. Forum sidan i litla vik thar sem vid skelltum okkur til sunds i Nil - sem medan eg man er ... Read more >

Fyrstu 2 dagarnir med hopnum 4. og 5. oktober

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By disa | Views [1113] | Comments [4]

Eg er med Sue i herbergi sem er mjog fin, hun er fra Adelaide i Astraliu og verdur 45 i thessari ferd, thegar vid verdum i Tyrklandi.  Hun hefur ferdast med Intrepid adur, til Indlands, Laos, Thailands og Vietnam. Hun kom upp i herbergi ad morgni fyrsta ... Read more >

Middle East Adventure aevintyraferdin er hafin !!!

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By disa | Views [833] | Comments [2]

Loksins, loksins er eg komin af stad i fyrstu aevintyraferdina mina og fyrir valinu vard ferd med Intrepid Travel sem heitir Middle East Adventure.  Sja link: www.intrepidtravels.com/ 4 vikna ferd fra Cairo um Egyptaland, Jordaniu, Syrland og Tyrkland ... Read more >

Gallery: Egyptaland

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By disa | Photo Gallery

Western Desert

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1923]

Having taken just about all that we could of Cairo, it was with a sense of excitement (and renewed hope on my part) that we headed into the Western desert for a little adventure, including a night camping. Our three day get away began in the oasis ... Read more >

Cairo & Luxor

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1172]

This entry almost deserves the title Death on the Nile. We were warned “good places are difficult to come by in Cairo” but we didn't expect this to be so true and extend to Luxor as well. We did grapple some highlights though to ensure we had covered ... Read more >

Gallery: Egipto

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 | By gabyber | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 | By simon_castles | Photo Gallery

Alexandria the Great

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Views [893]

Arriving in Alexandria was an initially morose and depressing experience for me.  After all, this was the intellectual center of the Hellenistic world, home to the legendary Cleopatra.  Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria boasted of monuments ... Read more >

True Wonders

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Views [560]

Michael Jackson was cranky.  I know this because when I pulled left, he turned right.  When I snapped the reins, he slowed down, and when I shot a photo of him, he grumbled and moaned.  The camel is an amazing animal though, and one that I'm not sure ... Read more >