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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
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4632] | 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
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [914]
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
Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [732]
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 >
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
Mon, 4 Nov 2013 | By bamboo | Views [495] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I am an amateur movie maker, I started by writting scripts for short movies & short animations. With the help of some friends and a simple semi pro camera I was able to make a short film and make it to the finalists of the Arabic version of the international ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [338] | Scholarship Entry
A dimly lit chamber. White Rubayaan petals. The crackle of flames. Blood. A pair of eyes. A pair of burnt umber innocent doe eyes. “Can you hear me?” said a familiar voice. I do not respond. I feebly inhale the contents of the medium surrounding me ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By eastbound | Views [301]
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 >
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
Fri, 9 May 2014 | By | Views [234] | Scholarship Entry
The first time I left the Motherland, I went to Egypt. I went with three close friends when I was 19, and all of us agreed never to speak of several aspects of the journey ever again. But for the speakable part, I'll let you in: One word to sum up my ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 31 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 2 Aug 2023 | By korric | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 4 Jan 2010 | By natabalog | Photo Gallery
An ancient country in a modern world
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Sun, 16 Nov 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
i am a computer engineering i have master on it. i love exploration i hope to be with a man who do this and learn from him and help him. i do not a lot in this field but i hope to be this my first step.
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Tue, 31 Dec 2013 | By home_sweet_holmes | Photo Gallery
Expedition across a snow-covered Sahara
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Tags: africa, cairo, camping, desert, egypt, expedition, hiking, pyramids, trekking, white