Destination: Egypt

Exploring Egypt

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

Pyramids and Mt Sinai

Sun, 25 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [2227]

How exciting! We got to see the pyramids in real life! And we marvelled at how they could possibly have been built, and how they have lasted thousands of years of sun and wind and sand. Just amazing. From the outside. Going inside is like crawling ... Read more >

real life (rose)

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1327] | Comments [4]

Dahab has sucked us in. Life here has become 'normal' as normal can be, though to be honest, like living in Brighton, 'normal' feels a bit like living one big holiday. We still have the luxury of not having a routine - of course that makes me slightly ... Read more >

cairo

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [830] | Comments [2]

Well, arrived safe and sound....cairo is a caotic city where a 3 lane road is anything from a 2 lane to 5 lane road....the drivers just toot their horns to let you know they are there, crossing the road is a story for another time!  Yesterday we went ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Playa, Petra and Pyramids. III

Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [714]

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 >

A Short Cultural City Break in Cairo

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 >

Sunny Sinai (Non-Biblical Story)

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [289] | Scholarship Entry

It was late when our bus headed to the Saint Catherine's Monastery. Any questions about that place? Well, you'd better Google it, but I'll tell you, that there's this wellknown Burning Bush built at the site where Moses (Google it!) is supposed to have ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

So much for gallantry

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [232] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry

“Does anyone else find these underwear shops a bit…out of place?” asks my friend Marie. We’re walking through the controlled chaos of downtown Cairo and despite the fact that almost every woman we can see wears a Muslim hijab, we’ve already passed half ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Coffee Forfeit

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 | By ashlee | Views [200]

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 >

Photos: Egypt

Tue, 20 Nov 2001 | By stowaway | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Egypt

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By chloe | Photo Gallery

Photos: Walking like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Photos: Egypt

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By trvlgrl24 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Egypt

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By voyage_voyage | Photo Gallery

Passport & Plate - Koshery

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

Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA