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The House of Bondage

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4607] | Comments [2]

Let me see if I can paint this extraordinary picture properly. Just yesterday, I rode a train down the Nile Valley to Luxor, which was once known as Thebes, the legendary capital of Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom (think Ramesses and Tutankhamun). Now, ... Read more >

Tags: religion; history; culture

Cairo & Luxor

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1237]

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 >

A felucca, a village & a wedding

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [1037]

After a late start we caught our felucca for the next stage of our adventure. This single triangular sail flat decked boat was to be our home & transport for the next two days. We were pleasantly surprised to see how large it was, with soft mattress ... Read more >

Tags: felucca, nile, nubian wedding, sailing

Cairo

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [1011]

Hello All, We didn't make it to Mt Sinai. Got a bus to Dahab and then ran into a common problem in Egypt. Liars. Lots of liars. When does the bus for St Katherines leave we asked at the bus station? there is no bus but you can take a taxi is the response.... Read more >

my first rollercoaster

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [899]

This is the feeling I had as we careened through the streets of Cairo. The driving style there is similar to Indo, but they don´t even bother putting lines on the highways since they know noone follows them (which i thought was quite efficient). There ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

The fifth episode: The Pyramids of Cairo.

Tue, 3 May 2016 | By captainyeller | Views [549]

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 >

Egypt Encompassed

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By mattso | Views [509]

Well I've been and come back already! Yes so sorry. The idea of updating this journal was made with good intent but when the practicality dawned on me, I just couldn't get it done. Either lack of close internet cafes, being utterly exhausted at the end ... Read more >

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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By | Views [257] | Scholarship Entry

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Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

On Chasing your dreams

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry

“How did I end up here?” a question that just kept popping up in my mind like there is nothing else my brain could be busy with! To be honest, it didn’t bother me at all. I kept thinking about what am I doing here? What about the dreams I kept telling ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip