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Exploring Egypt

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9254] | 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

The House of Bondage

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4586] | Comments [2]

Let me see if I can paint this extraordinary picture properly. Just yesterday, I rode a train down the Nile Valley to Luxor, which was once known as Thebes, the legendary capital of Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom (think Ramesses and Tutankhamun). Now, ... Read more >

Tags: religion; history; culture

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 >

Walk like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1222]

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 >

A felucca, a village & a wedding

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [1034]

After a late start we caught our felucca for the next stage of our adventure. This single triangular sail flat decked boat was to be our home & transport for the next two days. We were pleasantly surprised to see how large it was, with soft mattress ... Read more >

Tags: felucca, nile, nubian wedding, sailing

Cairo, Egypt

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [737]

I really can't articulate my experiences in Cairo, so this story is just going to be subjective. I got to Cairo, me and a guy at the hostel hired a car and driver to take us to Giza, Saqqara, and Memphis. We hired a guide to take us through the sights ... Read more >

Tags: cairo, egypt, egyptian stuff, other stuff

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

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By larasabry | Views [732]

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

Egypt - Cairo Days 1-2

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [674]

Day 1 First Impressions and the Egyptian Museum Arrived on a KLM flight in the middle of the night and hoped that the agent with whom I’d been in online contact was actually going to be at the airport to meet me. The prospect of arriving at ... Read more >

Tags: city visit

A Short Cultural City Break in Cairo

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 | By steve_and_emma | Views [439]

Emma and I had some time off work in Addis so we were wondering where to go. Flight prices in Africa are pretty expensive even if the distance isn’t that great, so there were not many options which make a financially viable option for a short break ... Read more >

Mexican Taxi Stand-Off

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By eastbound | Views [281]

Day 9 – SAT - 22/9/12 – Wadi Rum, Jordan : Dahab, Egypt via Eilat, Israel and Taba, Egypt borders. After a staple Middle East breakfast of boiled eggs, pita, marmalade, juice and fruit we headed off to cross the desert in the ... Read more >

Putu

Tue, 12 May 2015 | By | Views [230] | Scholarship Entry

After a long day in the funfair, we were happily singing in the bus on our way home, when the teacher said that we were going to stop at an ancient tomb site, Putu, just outside the town. I had never seen a tomb before, with pharaohs and mummies waiting ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

It was all into the pyramids

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry

It was a Wednesday when I entered the pyramids with some friends Every thing was all right when we decided to move away from the group and discover everything by ourselves It seemed a crazy idea at the beginning that's why we was devised into two groups ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By amirasis | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I'm an Egyptian doctor , and i wanted a hobby in order to get away from the stress of my work so photography was this hobby. i started to use my father's film camera when i was a little then when i got a digital camera i started to take more and more ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By abanoub | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Abanoub Nabil from Alexandria Egypt i was born on January 28th, 1993. At the age of 13, i started making home videos home videos throw self learning.I worked in many projects as short Movies , Music Videos and Documentaries, i exposed to some magazines ... Read more >
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012