Destination: Egypt

on the nile, crocodile!

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [2121] | Comments [1]

Egypt is amazing! cruised down the nile on a felucca all of yesterday stopping only when the wind dropped at sunset to have a raging fire on the river bank! got the overnight train down from Cairo and arrived in Aswan about 11.00am. Went on a motor boat ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

On the Cusp of Africa

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [1586] | Comments [2]

Chalk up the 3rd missed flight of my life. Not too good a record here, and that's not including all the trains and buses I've missed. But sitting on this balcony of the Hilton Hotel overlooking the Nile, I remember still how lucky I am to be here. Not ... Read more >

Tags: sights

Eid Said!

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [1470]

"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

the last surviving ancient wonder of the world

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [1292] | Comments [4]

Dear all, Wednesday 7 th October I’m writing this from our carriage on the overnight sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan. Havn’t slept on a train before but the after the huge activities of yesterday we all slept like logs. It was a set of very comfortable ... Read more >

Cairo & Luxor

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1247]

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 >

Egypt - Cairo Days 1-2

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [714]

Day 1 First Impressions and the Egyptian Museum Arrived on a KLM flight in the middle of the night and hoped that the agent with whom I’d been in online contact was actually going to be at the airport to meet me. The prospect of arriving at ... Read more >

Tags: city visit

Coffee Forfeit

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 | By ashlee | Views [204]

I can't compete any more. They win! tHey don't want me around, I won't be. They get mad at me because I'm not part of hte group when others are around but don't they see that they are making me this way? We're doing ministry. We're all going to coffee ... 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

Gallery: Cairo stars

Wed, 1 Mar 2006 | By amera | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By rose_babic | Photo Gallery

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 | By tamer | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010

Photos: hillmy

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 | By hillmy | Photo Gallery

Photos: Walking like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Photos: El Gouna

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 | By tesilya | Photo Gallery

Passport & Plate - Koshery

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 | By sanxiyoda | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA