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Learn Arabic with our WorldNomads Arabic Language Guide

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By language-guides | Views [51782] | Comments [11]

The World Nomads Arabic language guide iPhone app is now available for free from the Apple iTunes app store. Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when ... Read more >

Walk like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1229]

Egypt is a land of package tourists. Which is both good and bad for us independent travellers. Good at the airport when the ENTIRE plane lined up at their tour operator's booth, and we got to stroll up to the visa counter and money exchange counter, ... Read more >

Egypt… why the name of Carlyn’s photo album is perfect: Once is Enough

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 | By netsy19 | Views [1071]

Remember that feeling before Christmas… that anticipation… like when you were little and couldn’t sleep because you were going to Disneyland the next day? That excitement of wanting to go to bed extra early so the next day will come even sooner? ... Read more >

Playa, Petra and Pyramids. III

Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [718]

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 >

Egypt - Cairo Days 1-2

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [703]

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 >

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The fifth episode: The Pyramids of Cairo.

Tue, 3 May 2016 | By captainyeller | Views [553]

When I arrived in Cairo someone was waiting for me at the airport to arrenge my visa and drive me to my hotel. For traveling in Egypt I work with Kingfisher Tours. This is a local agency owned by Miriam, a woman from The Netherlands, living in Egypt ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - The Eyes of the Pyramid

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 | By | Views [405] | Scholarship Entry

You would have thought you could count on Cairo being hot, but it was a cool 15 degrees. Cryptic murmur of Egyptian Arabic all round. Walking head down and accompanied front, side and back by the implicit mass of humanity - caps, beards, skirts, sleeves, ... Read more >

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The Walls of Being

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [179] | Scholarship Entry

The old house shook as the train passed. I opened my eyes again -it’s dawn already- I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep. The train passed every thirty minutes, and I wondered how many sleepless nights could pass until I got used to this roaring ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip