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Exploring Egypt

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9256] | 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

5 Tips to Digging and Living in South Asasif, Egypt

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

The House of Bondage

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4608] | 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

Eid Said!

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [1454]

"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

my first rollercoaster

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [899]

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

Playa, Petra and Pyramids. III

Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [705]

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 >

Egypt - Cairo Days 1-2

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [687]

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

The fifth episode: The Pyramids of Cairo.

Tue, 3 May 2016 | By captainyeller | Views [550]

When I arrived in Cairo someone was waiting for me at the airport to arrenge my visa and drive me to my hotel. For traveling in Egypt I work with Kingfisher Tours. This is a local agency owned by Miriam, a woman from The Netherlands, living in Egypt ... Read more >

watching roads

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 | By haneenshaheen | Views [500]

I've thought that rod could be much marvellous, walking aimless in the streets watching roads is the most amazing thing to do. looking at people faces, listen to the streets music the mixed noises that makes you feel like you are listening to one of ... Read more >

Short

Thu, 3 Sep 2015 | By elbadil | Views [367] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I have worked as a photographer journalist for 14 years in a free weekly newspapers and then I joined to the largest daily newspaper (The Egyptian Today) which have worked a professional photographer I have worked for the Associated Press and started ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Coffee Forfeit

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 | By ashlee | Views [199]

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 >

The Walls of Being

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [179] | Scholarship Entry

The old house shook as the train passed. I opened my eyes again -it’s dawn already- I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep. The train passed every thirty minutes, and I wondered how many sleepless nights could pass until I got used to this roaring ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip