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Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [4152]
WOW!!!! i can't really think of any other way of describing a place i have wanted to visit ever since i first heard of it and saw pictures years ago!! driven at a manic speed from wadi rum to petra by a shiek (maybe) we arrived at the petra moon hotel ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [871]
Made it into Jordan.....lots of waiting to have passports checked, ferries unloaded and reloaded and rough red seas but safe and sound in Aquaba....where you can see Egypt, Isreal, Jordan and Saudi Arabia! Drove to Wadi Rum in 4x4 jeeps. it is an ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [2414] | Comments [1]
Ahhhh.....what better whay to recover from clambering up desert mountains than spend 2 days relaxing by the red sea! stayed at sawa camp metres from the shore eating, snorkelling, drinking fresh juice and lying on the beach looking at saudi arabia...... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [704] | Comments [1]
After Luxor got the overnight train back up to Cairo...lets just say the trip up to Cairo was better than the trip down! sept a busy day sight seeing in Cairo, cruising the King Tut room in the museum and SHOPPING!!! The next day drove to the sinai ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [2006] | Comments [1]
Egypt is amazing! cruised down the nile on a felucca all of yesterday stopping only when the wind dropped at sunset to have a raging fire on the river bank! got the overnight train down from Cairo and arrived in Aswan about 11.00am. Went on a motor boat ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [776] | Comments [2]
Well, arrived safe and sound....cairo is a caotic city where a 3 lane road is anything from a 2 lane to 5 lane road....the drivers just toot their horns to let you know they are there, crossing the road is a story for another time! Yesterday we went ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By fembotnik | Views [375]
It is happening.
Tags: The Planning Phase
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By language-guides | Views [51782] | Comments [11]
The World Nomads Arabic language guide iPhone app is now available for free from the Apple iTunes app store.
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when ... Read more >
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1079]
We had a very special last night out in Zamalek, Cairo with my friend
Kim, who made the 2.5 hour drive again, from Mansoura just to see us
off. We had the most delicious dinner at a very Egyptian restaurant
called Abu el-Sid. Inside, the arched doorways, ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1428]
Experiencing
Egypt is a very intense experience. Everywhere we walk the words
"Welcome to Egypt, can I have just one minute to ask you a question,"
ring out at us. It's not just one or two touts, it's all the time, in
your face, especially ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [3737]
We'd
always dreamed of one day traveling to see the Great Pyramids of Giza,
but never thought we'd get the chance. We actually decided to come to
Egypt on an invitation from my friend Kim, when we realized we could
add the flight into our One World ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1365]
"Are
we at the temple yet?" A common question we seem to ask ourselves
during our daily temple finding missions. In Egypt there doesn't seem
to be great sign-age for major attractions. We leave our hotel at 6:00
a.m. to catch Karnak ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1091]
We
arrive at 1:30 a.m., south of Cairo, about half way down Egypt's Nile,
to the famed city of Luxor. Exhausted, we check into our budget hotel
and crash out, awakening to the beeping of Darrin's watch alarm. It's
10:00 a.m., just 30 minutes before ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [839]
There's
something to be said for feeling safer in countries that have seen
their share of security breaches and terrorist attacks. Looking around
the streets of Egypt, in any city, there are regular police, undercover
police and tourist police all ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1260]
We
have been looking forward to diving the Red Sea for years. Years ago
we learned about how amazing it is here from my friend Teresa, who was
on a live-aboard in the Red Sea, and brought back amazing photos of
coral and fish. The water is a gorgeous ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
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