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Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [5072] | Comments [2]

Arriving in Alexandria was an initially morose and depressing experience for me. After all, this was the intellectual center of the Hellenistic world, home to the legendary Cleopatra. Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria boasted of monuments ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By travel-tips | Views [4975] | Comments [1]

Welcome to Alaska!
I was greeted upon arrival in Luxor, Egypt. Working in the
depths of a temple tomb excavation at the foothills of South Asasif in 114
degree heat, dense white dust soaking into my sweaty Egyptian cotton shirt, the
last thing ... Read more >
Tags: digging, egypt, temples, travel tips
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By nik_and_leon | Views [2121] | Comments [2]
Loud and Proud Americans. A generalisation that goes many miles, as already seen in Istanbul (The Jube on the Bus). We are at Edfu Temple between Aswan and Luxor, a double temple built in the Greco-Roman dynasty around the birth of Christ. One wing ... Read more >
Tags: jubes
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [930]

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
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [895]

After a short sleep during which I woke up scratching my arm
from “something” biting me, we had another massive breakfast before saying
goodbye to the friendly family and heading back to the felucca. Before leaving, Aly & Jackie ... Read more >
Tags: edfu temple, felucca, horus, luxor, snacktime
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 >
Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [697]
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 >
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [683]
After three months of slaving away in the UK it was time for my first real
holiday (one asting more than three days this time). My bags were packed, I’d
bribed a nurse into dropping me off at the bus station and I was off…to EGYPT! As most
of ... Read more >
Tags: airport, cairo, egypt, hotel pharaoh
Tue, 3 May 2016 | By captainyeller | Views [546]
When I arrived in Cairo someone was waiting for me at the airport to arrenge my visa and drive me to my hotel. For traveling in Egypt I work with Kingfisher Tours. This is a local agency owned by Miriam, a woman from The Netherlands, living in Egypt ... Read more >
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 | By steve_and_emma | Views [442]

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 >
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 | By bamboo | Views [347]
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By centuryfox20 | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By kyekemp | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I have been passionate about photography and the arts since I was a child. My first film camera being an Olympus which helped me explore the wonders of nature. Employment wise, I worked in a scientific field that helped appreciate and improve my photography ...
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