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Riding Donkey to the Valley of the Kings...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [6283]

I can honestly say that we've tried just about every form of transportation on this trip, with the notable exception of bicycles (which would be ridiculously stupid on Egyptian roads, but you do see them). We've traveled via bus, van, train, boat, ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing

Alexandria the Great

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [5041] | 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 >

Egypt

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [1638] | 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 >

Cairo & Luxor

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1224]

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 >

my first rollercoaster

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [880]

This is the feeling I had as we careened through the streets of Cairo. The driving style there is similar to Indo, but they don´t even bother putting lines on the highways since they know noone follows them (which i thought was quite efficient). There ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

an old mosque

Sun, 7 Jul 2013 | By shimaa_nabil | Views [343]

Life has its meaning when you move and meet and encounter things around you that contains alot of meanings. Every place has a special story ( an Old mosque) a place all its ceiling is from wood branches of trees.... Read more >

Tags: place

Mexican Taxi Stand-Off

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By eastbound | Views [274]

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 >

Journey to Saint Catherine

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 | By peru2015 | Views [244] | Video | Scholarship Entry

My complete desire to learn and know more about the Colombian culture. Although I have a good knowledge about media in various fields , it seems very important for me to gain more knowledge, I am still in a very long process of learning. Travelling is ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

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