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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9264] | 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 [4629] | 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
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [1476]
"Eid Said, Eid Mubarak" or "Happy Eid" whichever you prefer. So the holy month of Ramadan has come to an end, and my local friends and colleagues are in a celebratory mood. And this year I feel brings all the more cause for celebration.... Read more >
Tags: egypt, eid, ramadan
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1248]
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 >
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Views [768] | Comments [3]
And so on to the Pyramids. We docked at Port Said and then had a 3 hour journey into Cairo - most of which we slept because we'd been up so early. While we were in Cairo the ship moved on to Alexandria, where we joined it late at night. The Pyramids ... Read more >
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [723]
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, 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
Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By sarah_odgaard | Views [382]
Well, it's been a while coming but mostly everything is organised, and it looks like Vicki (who I met at ENA training) and I are going to have an ACTION PACKED two weeks in Egypt. We fly out on the 17th November, arriving in Sharm el Sheikh at 6.30pm.... Read more >
Tags: egypt
Fri, 24 Jul 2015 | By peru2015 | Views [262] | Video | Scholarship Entry
My complete desire to learn and know more about the Colombian culture. Although I have a good knowledge about media in various fields , it seems very important for me to gain more knowledge, I am still in a very long process of learning. Travelling is ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
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
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 4 Mar 2008 | By jreuter | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By trvlgrl24 | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By djnicke | 
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I was born in the worst part of Detroit, but my family quickly moved; first to Florida, then to Australia. In my life I have seen many cultures, and I fell in love with the idea that people all over the world live life completely differently. I soon ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Sat, 31 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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