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My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By writing_the_world | Views [3610] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

A Feast Fit for a Pharaoh Our taxi slams on its breaks, narrowly avoiding a malnourished donkey. Ironically, the scrawny animal draws a rusty oven of sweet potatoes mounted on wonky wheels. "It's the batata man!" announces the driver. Suddenly he pulls ... Read more >

Tags: #2012writing, cairo, egypt, food, travel writing scholarship, travel writing scholarship 2012, travelwriting

Walk Like An Egyptian

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 | By langkawi21 | Views [1457] | Comments [4]

Assalamu Alaikum. We finally escaped the harshest winter in England for years on the 20th Jan for Luxor, Egypt - and we landed in heat!! Egypt was also the first country that we both looked like tourists unlike just Andrew in the last 5 months. ... Read more >

Cairo

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [993]

Hello All, We didn't make it to Mt Sinai. Got a bus to Dahab and then ran into a common problem in Egypt. Liars. Lots of liars. When does the bus for St Katherines leave we asked at the bus station? there is no bus but you can take a taxi is the response.... Read more >

Egypt

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [924]

We were travelling through Egypt and Jordan with Travel Talk. A tour Company I had not used before and I have to say I was mighty impressed. Right from our airport pick-up the service was great! We left Heathrow at stupid-o'clock on Saturdy morning ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Walking Like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Views [728] | Comments [3]

And so on to the Pyramids. We docked at Port Said and then had a 3 hour journey into Cairo - most of which we slept because we'd been up so early. While we were in Cairo the ship moved on to Alexandria, where we joined it late at night. The Pyramids ... Read more >

Playa, Petra and Pyramids. III

Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [651]

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 >

Egypt

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By lambros | Views [580]

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

Dysfunctional Equilibrium

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [370] | Scholarship Entry

Sometimes when I am walking in Downtown Cairo I let my eyes wonder up to the faded architecture, to the black telephone lines that section the clear sky. The sounds of car horns, street sellers and energetic Arabic conversations wonder up with me. Nostalgia ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Like a Local in Cairo

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By nomadicplantsman | Views [291] | 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

Similarity with Egyptian traditions

Thu, 6 Aug 2015 | By mohamedsaeid | Views [282] | Video | Scholarship Entry

i have a photographers group on Facebook and i think i can impart what i will Learn to them , i think this opportunity will change my life to other way more Knowledge , Different culture , Adventure , Capture great places and Experiences , This opportunity ... Read more >

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