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Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By language-guides | Views [51782] | Comments [11]
The World Nomads Arabic language guide iPhone app is now available for free from the Apple iTunes app store.
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when ... Read more >
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
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4630] | 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
Sat, 1 Mar 2008 | By heidischeifley | Views [1257] | Comments [1]
If you’ll recall the last entry, I worried about my lack of
knowledge when it came to Egypt
– and everything related to it. Well, I
think for once my worrying was justified.
Along comes my familiar friend Ignorance. Ignorant assumption ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [1088]
Another day in Luxor saw us
visiting the Karnak
Temple where we met our
guide, Ahmed, who was to show us around the conglomeration of a temple built by
several Pharaohs, each of whom added their own style over the years.
He ... Read more >
Tags: animal care project, karnak temple, train
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [964]
We were travelling through Egypt and Jordan with Travel Talk. A tour Company I had not used before and I have to say I was mighty impressed. Right from our airport pick-up the service was great! We left Heathrow at stupid-o'clock on Saturdy morning ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [941]
This one deserves its own story. The overnight train- definitely not something I would ever care to repeat. We had our very long day exploring the exciting and wonderful sites of Cairo. This was exhausting (especially due to the heat) and ... Read more >
Tags: egypt
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [724]
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
Sun, 3 Oct 2010 | By tweber | Views [604] | Comments [2]
I
have finally made it to Ethiopia after being stuck in Cairo for two days. With only two hours of sleep in about a
36-hour period, I had the opportunity to experience being at the mercy of the
KLM airport ground crew at 1:30 am. Being a transferring ... Read more >
Fri, 2 Aug 2013 | By lorrettaburkhart | Views [532]
#1 roaming goats, how do people know whose goats are whose?
#2 the handle on the butchers knife made of goat skin complete with ginger fur, hygenic?
#3 cats love playing with plastic bags, not expensive toys
#4 where does all the wind blown ... Read more >
Tags: animals, cooking, language, people, travel
Sun, 7 Jul 2013 | By shimaa_nabil | Views [359]
Life has its meaning when you move and meet and encounter things around you that contains alot of meanings. Every place has a special story ( an Old mosque) a place all its ceiling is from wood branches of trees.... Read more >
Tags: place
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 | By eastbound | Views [262]
Day 15 - FRI - 28/9/12 - Dahab, Egypt We had a different teacher for yoga this morning as the other went off to do diving at a different optional site. It made for a pleasent change to have a different teacher, as we did the same practices, breath exercises ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Jan 2013 | By arewethereyet101 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Everyone looks at a diorama and says," that looks uncanny but is it true though? Is that what actually happened?" That is what the camera does - it takes you to a place most uncanny and gives you that opportunity to apply what you've learnt and pit it ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Wed, 29 Oct 2014 | By gracefrances | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
The more time I spend traveling, the more serious I become about photography. Now, no matter where I go, whether it’s on the Beijing Subway or at home in Chicago, I look for the perfect shot. After graduating with a BA in Anthropology and Classics, I ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery
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