Destination: Egypt

Ecotourism and Endangered Wildlife in Egypt

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By responsible-travel | Views [8427] | Comments [2]

History and Wildlife Egypt’s heritage has always been about its history – Ancient Egyptians, their pyramids, temples and tombs. But Egypt’s wildlife is just as remarkable, and even more critical. Egypt is finding that a tourist industry that ... Read more >

5 Tips to Digging and Living in South Asasif, Egypt

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By travel-tips | Views [4975] | Comments [1]

Welcome to Alaska! I was greeted upon arrival in Luxor, Egypt. Working in the depths of a temple tomb excavation at the foothills of South Asasif in 114 degree heat, dense white dust soaking into my sweaty Egyptian cotton shirt, the last thing ... Read more >

Tags: digging, egypt, temples, travel tips

on the nile, crocodile!

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [2131] | Comments [1]

Egypt is amazing! cruised down the nile on a felucca all of yesterday stopping only when the wind dropped at sunset to have a raging fire on the river bank! got the overnight train down from Cairo and arrived in Aswan about 11.00am. Went on a motor boat ... Read more >

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Giza

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 | By damonlk | Views [1178] | Comments [1]

At the south-eastern edge of the Giza plateau, not exactly in the shadow of the pyramids but certainly close enough for the sky to be dominated by their impossibly massive forms, are the remains of the city that once housed the 60,000 odd workers ... Read more >

Mt. Sinai

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [753]

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 >

Egypt

Sun, 10 May 2009 | By mickryan1983 | Views [601]

OK have cooled off literally (on ios atm) - time to write about Egypt again after losing the entire write up! After using up the best part of my 3month US visa I made the call to head from San Fran to Turkey for Anzac day. So booked the cheapest flight ... Read more >

A Short Cultural City Break in Cairo

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 | By steve_and_emma | Views [472]

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 >

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 >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Night Wanderer

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [233] | Scholarship Entry

It all started with a delayed flight from Cairo International airport to Turin, Italy. I've been there before but this time I decided to take the flight to Milan and then the train to Turin to enjoy the sights. Unfortunately the flight was delayed and ... Read more >

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

The day I chanted freedom

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry

For too long, anger and pain were all bottled up inside every citizen of my country. The situation has become unbearable and people were suffocating to get their basic rights to live. They were physically sick, and even worse, emotionally jaded. Until ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Egypt

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By chloe | Photo Gallery

Photos: EGYPT - CAIRO

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 | By dragana_i_nesko | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - EGYPTION beginner photographer

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 | By seada | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

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

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 | By ahmedselim | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013