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Mystery Illness

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1427]

I was rudely interrupted on my vacation to Egypt by a mystery illness the first week I was there. I had a fever and rash at first and was initially diagnosed with Chicken Pox. They sent me to the hospital, where I was then diagnosed with suspected ... Read more >

Tags: chicken pox, egypt, health, infection, true claim stories, world nomads

Walk Like An Egyptian

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 | By langkawi21 | Views [1202] | Comments [4]

Assalamu Alaikum. We finally escaped the harshest winter in England for years on the 20th Jan for Luxor, Egypt - and we landed in heat!! Egypt was also the first country that we both looked like tourists unlike just Andrew in the last 5 months. ... Read more >

Cairo & Luxor

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1084]

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 >

Egypt

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [784]

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

A felucca, a village & a wedding

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 | By drmitch | Views [731]

After a late start we caught our felucca for the next stage of our adventure. This single triangular sail flat decked boat was to be our home & transport for the next two days. We were pleasantly surprised to see how large it was, with soft mattress ... Read more >

Tags: felucca, nile, nubian wedding, sailing

Day trip to Dahab

Wed, 11 May 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [671]

Living in Sharm el Sheikh, life can get surprisingly busy for your average dive guide, so we relish the chance of a little day trip up to the capital of chill... Dahab. Just over an hour's drive through the spectacular Sinai desert and we find a whole ... Read more >

Tags: dahab, scuba diving, sharm el sheikh, sinai desert

Cool Water, Scorched Earth

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 | By coffeedrop | Views [517]

One word describes Dahab: Paradisal. And to no surprise, my first intention of only two days here has turned into six, as I have been practically hypnotized by its idyllic, tranquil vibe, and have spent many an hour on pillows by the water side, smoking ... Read more >

Finally Made It!

Sun, 3 Oct 2010 | By tweber | Views [464] | 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 >

Filmmaker

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By motaz_abuyousef | Views [225] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I have experienced as a Filmmaker about 20 years,I want to increase my experience,I see that the working methods of the different,dentify the different cultures,Winning means a lot to me,For me it will create new ideas,And makes me more open to the world,Meet ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Coffee Forfeit

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 | By ashlee | Views [133]

I can't compete any more. They win! tHey don't want me around, I won't be. They get mad at me because I'm not part of hte group when others are around but don't they see that they are making me this way? We're doing ministry. We're all going to coffee ... Read more >

Alone

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By the_arabian_nomad | Views [130] | Scholarship Entry

After 14 hours of sitting in the train doing nothing, Memo finally reached his destination. It was about mid-night when he reached Aswan –a city in the southern of Egypt- but that didn’t banned him from going to watch the most important thing in Aswan ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship