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Valley of the Kings

Mon, 19 May 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1546]

Public transport from isolated diving camps in the desert of southern Egypt is understandably pretty scarce. So all things considered, I think we did pretty well to get to Luxor at all. The story goes like this: 10pm Tuesday - get in clapped out old ... Read more >

Old Cairo

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 | By damonlk | Views [1363] | Comments [1]

Old, or rather historic, or rather Fatimid, or rather Islamic Cairo has changed its name almost as often as rulers have come and gone over the centuries. The most recent of the names [old and historic] are designed to reduce the emphasis on precisely ... Read more >

Cairo & Luxor

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1297]

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 >

Nuweiba, Egypt

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [1183]

Hi All, Glad to get out of the port of Nuweiba after immigration. We already had a plan and headed out to a beachside area called Tarabin and onto Sababa camp. The taxi driver tried to get lots of money out of us but we already knew the correct price.... Read more >

Scams!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By ellij | Views [1141]

Well after surviving the much less developed parts of Africa, maybe I became a little too relaxed arriving in what is in many ways, close to the developed nation of Eygpt - including not just the exploitation of tourist funds but the active process of ... Read more >

Sinai!

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [1112] | Comments [3]

OK! Sorry for the delay with posting, finding a reliable internet cafe has been a bit difficult. The government firewall here in Syria makes it a bit difficult to connect to sites we want (including Facebook for some reason). The last time we wrote, ... Read more >

cairo

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By chloe | Views [909] | Comments [2]

Well, arrived safe and sound....cairo is a caotic city where a 3 lane road is anything from a 2 lane to 5 lane road....the drivers just toot their horns to let you know they are there, crossing the road is a story for another time! Yesterday we went ... Read more >

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Discovering ZAR Music

We are Fatema and Sama. We live and work in Cairo. We are driven. We are curious. We are passionate. Fatema graduated with a BA in economics and a minor in Film. Sama earned a BA in Visual Arts and a minor in Arab and Islamic History. So what tickles ... Read more >

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Mexican Taxi Stand-Off

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 | By eastbound | Views [348]

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 >

In each life there are important day to remember

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry

I wake up this day , it was an entirely inexplicable feeling . the sun rise touch my face while i am looking from the teens floor to the pretty of evil tower , i remembered the past 5 years when all people told me i can't success , i remembered when my ... Read more >

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Gallery: Dahab, Sinai

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By jamie_candice | Photo Gallery

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Passport & Plate - Koshery

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 | By sanxiyoda | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients 2 cups cooked rice 1 cup cooked penne pasta 1 cup cooked spaghetti 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 cup cooked lentils 1 can of tomato puree 1/2 cup water salt to taste 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder ... Read more >
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