Destination: Egypt

Exploring Egypt

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9265] | 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

The House of Bondage

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4631] | 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

24 Hour Transit: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1242]

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

Egypt - Part One

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [1098] | Comments [2]

Before reading all: Get a cup of coffee/tea and make yourself comfortable. EGYPT - WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE! We arrived for our tour first night and met this guy from Townsville Tim and had a chat with him...ended up being a really good mate by the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Egypt - Cairo Days 1-2

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [727]

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 >

Tags: city visit

Egypt

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By jamesandjulie | Views [708]

In a bid to avoid Christmas (always a difficult time when so far away from family) and to go somewhere warmer than London, James and I, along with 5 others: Emma and Maneesh, David, Kirk and Eli spent a fantastic two weeks together in Egypt. ... Read more >

Egypt

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By lambros | Views [616]

I will update when I get time Dahab St Catherine's Monastery Cairo Pyramids (Memphis) Luxor (Thebes) Aswan Abu Simbel Felucca Nile Trip Alexandria Siwa Oasis 

Tags: Adventures

Cool Water, Scorched Earth

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Views [611]

One word describes Dahab: Paradisal.  And to no surprise, my first intention of only two days here has turned into six, as I have been practically hypnotized by its idyllic, tranquil vibe, and have spent many an hour on pillows by the water side, smoking ... Read more >

Trash for Treasure

Mon, 4 May 2015 | By | Views [298] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

They say you can learn a lot about a man from the contents of his trash, I say you can learn a lot about humanity from the man who deals with other men’s trash. In a small neighborhood on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt I found all the components of a ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Egypt

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Dahab, Sinai

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By jamie_candice | Photo Gallery

Photos: Walking like an Egyptian

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By shimaa_nabil | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: Egypt

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By voyage_voyage | Photo Gallery

Landscapes

Wed, 22 Oct 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I believe that I have a deep passion in photography, I feel like I am over the sky when I get the chance to travel with my camera, it's the main reason I travel to any place even if I wasn't interested in it, Just knowing that I have the chance to capture ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship