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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
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Views [5106] | 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 >
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1242]
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 >
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1226]
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
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [1019]
Sending
you all hugs and kisses from Egypt!!!
Hey
everyone,
Thought
I should catch you all up on the amazing things I've been doing in
Egypt for the past few weeks. It's been amazing, insanely hot and a
really ... Read more >
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [743]
I really can't articulate my experiences in Cairo, so this story is just going to be subjective. I got to Cairo, me and a guy at the hostel hired a car and driver to take us to Giza, Saqqara, and Memphis. We hired a guide to take us through the sights ... Read more >
Tags: cairo, egypt, egyptian stuff, other stuff
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [736]
we left cairo on the 2nd for the sinai peninsula, but i thought it was worth mentioning our dinner in cairo on the 1st (happy birthday dad!). we decided we had to try pigeon, an egyptian favorite, before we left cairo so we headed to the islamic quarter ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By zita_whalley | Views [651] | Scholarship Entry
The setting sun leaks a soft pink into the skyline. The thunderous noise from the sea of red, white and black painted faces, contorted with excitement and fever, rumbles across the stadium. Flags are waved high in the air as novelty horns are blown and ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
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 >
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By eastbound | Views [290]
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 >
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 26 Oct 2011 | By sblackley | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I took these photos in July 2010 when travelling through Egypt. Travel has been a passion of mine since my parents took me overseas for the first time when I was 15. The thought of planning my next trip is what keeps me going during a long week of office ...
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