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Ecotourism and Endangered Wildlife in Egypt

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By responsible-travel | Views [8427] | Comments [2]

History and Wildlife Egypt’s heritage has always been about its history – Ancient Egyptians, their pyramids, temples and tombs. But Egypt’s wildlife is just as remarkable, and even more critical. Egypt is finding that a tourist industry that ... Read more >

Camels, pyramids & culture

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [3302]

We had a big day ahead of us so after an early breakfast we headed over to Giza with our local guide, Dina, to check out the famous pyramids and Sphinx. It was surreal to see the Great Pyramid looming out of the haze over the buildings ... Read more >

Tags: cairo museum, camel, pyramid, sphinx, train

Egypt

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [1660] | Comments [1]

salaam alaykum from egypt! we spent half of our tıme ın egypt ın caıro, and half explorıng other cıtıes, temples and ruıns along the nıle rıver. caıro ıs crazy; the people are pretty aggressıve, ıt's loud, chaotıc, and ı feel lıke we need hyperbarıc ... Read more >

Walk like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1244]

Egypt is a land of package tourists. Which is both good and bad for us independent travellers. Good at the airport when the ENTIRE plane lined up at their tour operator's booth, and we got to stroll up to the visa counter and money exchange counter, ... Read more >

Nile Valley Tour 2

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [1006]

Hi All, On the mini bus and off to visit temples on our way to Luxor. Edfu. What a massive temple! the carvings were huge and impressive. Just getting to the ticket office looked like a challenge as there is a fence that guides you past 100m of souvenir ... Read more >

my first rollercoaster

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [913]

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

Egypt, Ras Sudr: Matarma Bay, A Peaceful State Of Mind

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By larasabry | Views [771]

To sit and gaze at the colors that dance and crash when the clock hits sunset hour, to hear the waves of the ocean singing a giggle-like melody that is so familiar and cheerful in its nature that it draws ... Read more >

Tags: a beautiful company, admiration of life, beauty, huts, meditation, sea, simplicity, sunsets

Playa, Petra and Pyramids. III

Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [732]

August 2015: We were already anxious about travelling to Egypt before we even crossed the border from Eilat in Israel to Taba in Egypt. The Australian government website smarttraveller.com.au which, amongst other things, gives up to date travel ... Read more >

The Travelling Lens

Thu, 3 Sep 2015 | By liv_joy_fun | Views [406] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I am a soon to be journalism graduate and globe trotter. I have an interest in filmmaking but have side-tracked it for the last three years to pursue my journalism studies. I live to travel and I am a born story teller. I love reading the subtext behind ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Like a Local in Cairo

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By nomadicplantsman | Views [303] | Scholarship Entry

I found myself standing at the entrance of a dirt street, standing among the debris of the horse- drawn carts passing me by. The air was pungent; the scent of death, decay and sweat wafted past me in the ever-so-slight breeze. The map did not show this ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship