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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9265] | 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
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4633] | Comments [2]
Let me see if I can paint this extraordinary picture properly. Just yesterday, I rode a train down the Nile Valley to Luxor, which was once known as Thebes, the legendary capital of Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom (think Ramesses and Tutankhamun). Now, ... Read more >
Tags: religion; history; culture
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By writing_the_world | Views [3686] | 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
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [3154]
One word describes Dahab: Paradisal. And to no surprise, my first intention of only two days here has turned into six, as I have been practically hypnotized by its idyllic, tranquil vibe, and have spent many an hour on pillows by the water side, sipping ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [1664] | 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 >
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 | By langkawi21 | Views [1506] | 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 >
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
Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [735]
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 >
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 | By steve_and_emma | Views [474]
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, 20 Nov 2001 | By stowaway | Photo Gallery
On the trail of Tutankhelvis...
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Wed, 6 Aug 2008 | By gabyber | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By elizabeth_back | Photo Gallery
Dahab - May 2009
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Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 100g fava beans, soaked overnight 4g fresh dill, parsley, cilantro 2g salt 1g pepper 45g red onion 2g baking powder 45g egg 1g nutmeg 250g steamed, mashed potato For coating: Sesame seeds dried coriander Nigella seeds Slivered almonds ... Read more >
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014