Destination: Egypt

Real Security or Just Optics?

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [892]

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

Underwater Wonderland: The Red Sea

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1320]

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

European Vacation: Sharm el-Sheikh

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2855]

We haven't yet had the experience of being at a beach-resort destination during high season, that happens to be a hot spot for European summer vacationers. Summer is the time when it seems the Euro-corporate world shuts down to join their children ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Driving the Sinai Peninsula

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2329]

The sun cracked open before us, through the early morning haze and clouds, oozing red-ish orange color across the sky.  It's 5:30 a.m. and the painted sky in front of us through the windshield of the car turned hues of pinks, purples, and reds as ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Learning to Cook Egyptian

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [4337] | Comments [1]

One of the local experiences that has been such a treat for us during our travels, is learning to prepare local specialty dishes while visiting with friends.  Today we learned first hand from Raja how to cook Mashi, a local Egyptian dish, similar ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Winding Our Way Through the Backstreets of Mansoura

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [4061]

Exploring the local back streets of Mansoura, Egypt, is a fascinating experience. Our friends Kim and Dennis are living in this northern Nile delta town that is rich with life and culture. This is the first predominately Muslim country we've ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

My Egyptian Doctor Rocks!

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1242]

After nearly 20 days of stomach illness since eating pork in Hoi An, Vietnam, I finally have a strong referral for a local Egyptian doctor.  One who is trusted and is frequently used by locals and expatriates alike, and a huge bonus, he even speaks ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

24 Hour Transit: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1052]

It took all day to get from Helsinki to Cairo, thanks to the inconvenient routing of our One World RTW ticket. We were routed through Barcelona for an 8 hour layover, and the Barcelona airport is not the one I'd pick for a long layover. We tried ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Egypt

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By lambros | Views [552]

I will update when I get time Dahab St Catherine's Monastery Cairo Pyramids (Memphis) Luxor (Thebes) Aswan Abu Simbel Felucca Nile Trip Alexandria Siwa Oasis 

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Egypt

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By lambros | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt & Jordan

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By laura-lee | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cairo

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 | By vagrant | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Photo Gallery

my first rollercoaster

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [842]

This is the feeling I had as we careened through the streets of Cairo. The driving style there is similar to Indo, but they don´t even bother putting lines on the highways since they know noone follows them (which i thought was quite efficient). There ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Exploring Egypt

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9217] | Comments [1]

Friday, 23 February, off to Egypt. We will fly out from London Heathrow at 17.25 and arrive in what has been explained to me as ‘the filthiest city in the world’ ; Cairo at 20.45. I am expecting more than filth, I am expecting Cairo to be chaotic, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture