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Exploring Egypt

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9263] | 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

Egypt

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [1658] | 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 >

Old Cairo

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 | By damonlk | Views [1295] | Comments [1]

Old, or rather historic, or rather Fatimid, or rather Islamic Cairo has changed its name almost as often as rulers have come and gone over the centuries. The most recent of the names [old and historic] are designed to reduce the emphasis on precisely ... Read more >

The Pyramids by camel and horseback

Sat, 5 Jun 2010 | By cherylb | Views [1162]

Cairo far exceeded our expectations. After reading many bad reports on Tripadvisor about taxi rip offs, theft from hotels, being hassled by purveyors of fine goods, I was a bit trepidatious... but we had an amazing experience! Our hotel room had ... Read more >

Tags: cairo, egypt, pyramids

A felucca, a village & a wedding

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [1048]

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

Egypt

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [956]

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

United Republic

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 | By damonlk | Views [782]

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 >

Mexican Taxi Stand-Off

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By eastbound | Views [298]

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 >

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - Responsible Travel

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 | By southerncross | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry

The jolt of the van as it sped along the darkened highway made sleep impossible. Squinting, I could just make out the heads of the five Dutch tourists in front bobbing about as the van passed over another pothole. My brother and I, the youngest of ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

Photos: Middle East

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 | By treyfrankovich | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Cairo

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 | By vagrant | Photo Gallery

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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 | By arewethereyet101 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Everyone looks at a diorama and says," that looks uncanny but is it true though? Is that what actually happened?" That is what the camera does - it takes you to a place most uncanny and gives you that opportunity to apply what you've learnt and pit it ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012