Destination: Egypt

Cairo & Luxor

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1234]

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 >

Egypt - Part two

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [1094] | Comments [2]

Another cup of tea needed for part 2! After seeing the valley of the Kings we headed to our cruise boat where we were to sail up the Nile for a few nights. It was great because we had managed to get a 50 passenger boat all to ourselves only 16 ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

St Catherine, Sinai, Egypt

Thu, 2 Mar 2017 | By asmaamaher | Views [940]

January 1, 2017 | Asmaa Maher     During the Past 5 Years and after my father's death, i rolled myself into a deep grief and decided to get away from people, ... Read more >

Tags: egypt, hiking, inspiration, love, mountains, peace, sinai, stars, stcatherine, thisisegypt

United Republic

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 | By damonlk | Views [762]

Although the United Arab Republic – Nasser's vision of a pan Arab state - is long since dead, having only briefly bound Egypt and Syria in uneasy union, an echo remains of that ill starred dream. It is found, in all places, in an annex to the Cairo ... Read more >

Mt. Sinai

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [720]

we left cairo on the 2nd for the sinai peninsula, but i thought it was worth mentioning our dinner in cairo on the 1st (happy birthday dad!).  we decided we had to try pigeon, an egyptian favorite, before we left cairo so we headed to the islamic quarter ... Read more >

Revolution!

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [604]

So having lived in Egypt for a few years, we have been well aware of the reality of this "Democratic" government here. We have seen for ourselves the terrible poverty in which many people live, and discovered how whilst we were able to roam ... Read more >

Tags: egyptian revolution, living in egypt, mubarak, sharm el sheikh

twenty thoughts in egypt

Fri, 2 Aug 2013 | By lorrettaburkhart | Views [512]

#1 roaming goats, how do people know whose goats are whose? #2 the handle on the butchers knife made of goat skin complete with ginger fur, hygenic? #3 cats love playing with plastic bags, not expensive toys #4 where does all the wind blown ... Read more >

Tags: animals, cooking, language, people, travel

Your Backyard - Bamboo little restaurant

Mon, 4 Nov 2013 | By bamboo | Views [480] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I am an amateur movie maker, I started by writting scripts for short movies & short animations. With the help of some friends and a simple semi pro camera I was able to make a short film and make it to the finalists of the Arabic version of the international ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013

Photos: Egypt: The White Desert: Let it Snow!

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 | By home_sweet_holmes | Photo Gallery

Tags: africa, cairo, camping, desert, egypt, expedition, hiking, pyramids, trekking, white

Landscapes

Wed, 22 Oct 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I believe that I have a deep passion in photography, I feel like I am over the sky when I get the chance to travel with my camera, it's the main reason I travel to any place even if I wasn't interested in it, Just knowing that I have the chance to capture ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Passport & Plate - Jundo

Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By manar | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By samermhelmy | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: Walking like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 | By bernadette_tony-travelling | Photo Gallery