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Exploring Egypt’s Red Sea

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 | By travel-tips | Views [7160] | Comments [3]

Imagine spending twenty years building the largest manmade structure in the world—leading a workforce of tens of thousands of sweaty, grumpy tradesmen—only, upon completion you realise that everyone’s buggered off to the seaside with their buckets ... Read more >

Tags: adventure travel, ant stone, diving, egypt travel, red sea scuba diving, scuba, travel insurance for scuba

Eid Said!

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [1479]

"Eid Said, Eid Mubarak" or "Happy Eid" whichever you prefer. So the holy month of Ramadan has come to an end, and my local friends and colleagues are in a celebratory mood. And this year I feel brings all the more cause for celebration.... Read more >

Tags: egypt, eid, ramadan

24 Hour Transit: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1243]

It took all day to get from Helsinki to Cairo, thanks to the inconvenient routing of our One World RTW ticket. We were routed through Barcelona for an 8 hour layover, and the Barcelona airport is not the one I'd pick for a long layover. We tried ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

welcome to cairo

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [1029] | Comments [5]

Dear all, the real fun has begun!Together we made our way out to heathrow airport, however because amy had joined our plans later on we were on separate flights.However I definately think she booked the better deal, what she thought was economy was ... Read more >

52. ride quad bikes through the desert

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 | By lauren-farr | Views [754]

talk about dusty. but i guess that was to be expected when riding a quad bike through the sandy dusty desert. we had to mask up our faces with scarves so that we didnt die from the dust. it was a bit annoying that the made us drive in single file, therefore ... Read more >

Abu Simbel experience

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By garyburroughs | Views [677] | Scholarship Entry

The sun rises over the Western Desert as the train gently chugs out of Luxor on its 220 km journey south to Aswan. As I settle in for the 3 hour journey a minaret suddenly bursts into life, and the melodious words of the Muezzin calling the faithful to ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

twenty thoughts in egypt

Fri, 2 Aug 2013 | By lorrettaburkhart | Views [536]

#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 [496] | 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

A Short Cultural City Break in Cairo

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 | By steve_and_emma | Views [475]

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 >

The land of Nubia film

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 | By ibrahimelfkey | Views [332] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Name: Ibrahim Mustafa Mohammed Abdel Fattah Nickname: Ibrahim El Fiki She graduated from the Faculty of Information - Cairo University paid -2004 - Department of radio and television - take out the specialty She studied film directing from USA Hollywood ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia