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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By adamkel | Views [9263] | 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, 13 Jan 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Views [4881]
If the overcrowded confusion of the ferry from Jordan to Egypt was any foretelling indication of my travels in Egypt, I knew I was in for a rollercoaster of fast-paced chaos. Arriving at port, I left behind a sea of stationwagons, with every piece ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [3609] | Video
Location: Tanta, Egypt Dates: At the end of the cotton harvest in late October Level of Participation: 2 – wander among snake charmers and entranced Sufis Description: One of Egypt’s most important ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, moulid of sayyed ahmed al-badawi, world festivals
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By chrissygal | Views [1397]
So where do I begin. I brought a return ticket to Dubai from Australia. I was originally going to then buy a forwarding ticket to Somalia, but as things never go according to plan, I changed my mind and decided to travel the Middle East. Dubai was ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
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 >
Sat, 5 Jun 2010 | By cherylb | Views [1168]
Cairo far exceeded our expectations. After reading many bad reports on Tripadvisor about taxi rip offs, theft from hotels, being hassled by purveyors of fine goods, I was a bit trepidatious... but we had an amazing experience! Our hotel room had ... Read more >
Tags: cairo, egypt, pyramids
Thu, 2 Mar 2017 | By asmaamaher | Views [965]
January 1, 2017
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Asmaa Maher
During the Past 5 Years and after my father's death, i rolled myself into a deep grief and decided to get away from people, ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, hiking, inspiration, love, mountains, peace, sinai, stars, stcatherine, thisisegypt
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [912]
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
Wed, 11 May 2011 | By divebunnie | Views [799]
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
Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By spacemanafrica | Views [728]
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 >
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 | By krodin | Views [722]
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
Sat, 26 Apr 2014 | By | Views [309] | Scholarship Entry
Our group of 20 of us did an overnight tour in Cairo, which for we singles was less than 1/3 the price of the HAL tour (same hotel), in a mini-bus. 3 hours from Alexandria to Giza the first day was a long trip, but there was a pleasant roadside stop. ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 | By dianne_peter | Photo Gallery
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