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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9261] | 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
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By nik_and_leon | Views [2132] | 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
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [1657] | 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 >
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [1461]
"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
Sat, 23 May 2009 | By houdyman | Views [1251] | Comments [1]
arriving back in Cairo to complete our Indian visas we finally hooked up with Jessica's friend from Florence, Nardine. She is Egyptian, her fiancee Karem and their friends. They took us on the town and to different famous locations around Cairo. ... Read more >
Tags: amman, aqaba, mt sinai, petra, wadi rum
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [955]
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
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [928]
By the end of our first day in Siwa Oasis, instantly enchanted, we knew that we’d stay longer than the three days we’d planned. What we didn’t know was that time would start playing tricks on us: suddenly, we’ve been here almost three weeks, and ... Read more >
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 | By taroso | Views [658]
Deja Vu I
keep seeing the same backpackers. Now admittedly I sometimes appear to be
mildly prosopagnosic. For some reason it took me six months or so to
learn to distinguish Sophie Marceau from Catherine Zeta Jones, and the
words ... Read more >
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 | By steve_and_emma | Views [460]
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 >
Fri, 10 Dec 2010 | By travis_anderson | Views [436]
land in Egypt, went and saw the incredible museum with the famous mummies
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By nomadicplantsman | Views [299] | Scholarship Entry
I found myself standing at the entrance of a dirt street, standing among the debris of the horse- drawn carts passing me by. The air was pungent; the scent of death, decay and sweat wafted past me in the ever-so-slight breeze. The map did not show this ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 | By maranathahay | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 17 Oct 2010 | By rachel_tobias | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I do not consider myself a religious person. But my time in Siwa Oasis, a long and trying car ride from downtown Cairo, revealed a spirituality within me that I had never before experienced. Something happened to me as we hurdled out into the middle ...
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Sun, 25 Jun 2017 | By hillmy | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 6 Nov 2014 | By amazingsummer | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Hi everyone!
I love to travel. This summer I visited Egypt, met my friends there and visited many places at this warm and beautiful country.
I've been to Egypt 2 times before my last visit. My last trip to Egypt was special. I spent much more ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship