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Walking on the Mountain of the Dead in Siwa – video
Blog: Heather on her travels - 6 November 2011
To add to the sci fi landscape of the Shali in Siwa Oasis, I must mention Gebel Al-Mawa or The Mountain of the Dead which I visited while I was in Egypt spring. This ancient Greek and Roman graveyard of Siwa is a hill where the soft sandstone rock is pockmarked with hundreds of holes [...]
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Hieroglyphics on the Edfu Temple, Egypt
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 20 October 2011
Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Discover great travel photos.
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A sci-fi film set or lunar landscape? The Shali in Siwa Oasis, Egypt – video
Blog: Heather on her travels - 17 October 2011
Sometimes when I travel I come across a place that is so cinematic or downright wierd that I think it could be the perfect location for a sci-fi movie – Star Wars or perhaps James Bond. I feel sure that the Shali, a ruined fortified town in Siwa oasis in Egypt, would make an excellent [...]
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Travel to Egypt Changes Lives
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 14 October 2011
Destination: Egypt Book: The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger (Org. publ. 2009; NEW U. S. paperback edition) A tour of the Nile River to Luxor sounds pretty exotic even in the 21st century. But just imagine the adventure and hardship of such travel in the 19th century. The historical travel novel lets us see [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library. We'll leave a light on for you.
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The Siwa sunset at Fatnas Island – in Egypt
Blog: Heather on her travels - 30 September 2011
Dusk was falling as we drove across the causeway onto Fatnas island, surrounded by reeds and the shallow water of the salt lake. This was reputed to be one of the best places in Siwa to watch the sun go down, in the middle of this oasis in the Egyptian desert. From the shadows a [...]
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Date palms and donkey carts – 8 things to see in Siwa Oasis in Egypt
Blog: Heather on her travels - 24 September 2011
When I heard about the oasis at Siwa in the Egyptian desert, I visualised of a small patch of palm trees waving in the breeze, a few mud brick houses in the background and pools of water bubbling up gently from the earth. It was that image from old movies of the oasis in the [...]
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Reading the past with the Rosetta Stone
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 September 2011
The British Museum is one of my favourite museums in the world. Yet, like many museums in the western world, the British Museum should probably return some of the artefacts...Reading the past with the Rosetta Stone is a post from Sophie's World
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The largest ancient religious site in the world
Blog: Sophie's World - 3 August 2011
Situated right outside Luxor, Karnak Temple is the largest ancient religious site in the world. An impressive avenue of ram-headed sphinxes connects it with Luxor Temple. Karnak is a place...The largest ancient religious site in the world is a post from Sophie's World
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6 misconceptions I had about Alexandria – in Egypt
Blog: Heather on her travels - 2 August 2011
I’d never been to Egypt until my visit in May to see a friend, my only other experience of the Arab world being Lebanon a couple of years before. Inevitably I had a few preconceptions about Egypt, but things were not quite as I expected… Faded grandeur or crumbling away? If Alexandria would like to style [...]
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A Quick Guide to Egypt
Blog: Pommie Travels - 2 August 2011
Egypt- the land of the Pharaohs- boasts some of the most impressive ancient landmarks in the world. From the Pyramids of Giza to the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, these ancient sites offer an incredible insight into the mystical ancient Egyptian world. Think of Egypt and your mind probably conjures up images of [...]
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On the road in Egypt
Blog: Sophie's World - 31 July 2011
Getting up at 0345 is not particularly child-friendly. Luckily, my daughters are easygoing. They look forward to sailing the Nile and seeing Egypt. A six-hour flight later, we land in...On the road in Egypt is a post from Sophie's World
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How to Negotiate A Camel Ride to the Great Pyramids
Blog: GoBackpacking - 27 June 2011
Tips for getting a good deal on your camel tour of the Great Pyramids.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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From Baksheesh to Sheesha – A Few Unexpected Memories of Egypt
Blog: GoBackpacking - 30 May 2011
Mark recounts some unexpected discoveries he made while visiting Egypt.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Fear of Travel – Don’t Let It Stop You From Seeing the World
Blog: GoBackpacking - 24 May 2011
Tips for tackling the fear of travel in its most common forms.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Why I’m Going Back to Egypt – Soon
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 16 May 2011
At a party recently, I asked a woman about her summer travel plans. “Well, my husband and I had this trip to Egypt and Israel planned,” she answered, “but I guess that’s not a great idea now…” At the time, I weakly replied, “Oh, I’m sure everything in Egypt is fine….” Now I wish I’d [...]
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The Arab Spring, and Bringing Tourism back to Egypt
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 11 May 2011
If I said “Egypt,” what one word would pop into your head? For me, before the last few days, I would have blurted, “Revolution. In search of the new Egypt, I boarded an Egypt Air flight out of New York City and jetted to Cairo.
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Egyptian Adventures: 5 Excursions You Wouldn’t Want to Miss
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 7 May 2011
Are you thinking of booking a holiday to Egypt? You may know a little about the Ancient Egyptians and be keen to see the pyramids, but there is so much more to making it a perfect Egypt holiday.
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7 Essential OTC Medications to Carry When Traveling
Blog: Flying Coach - 26 April 2011
I am a big fan of natural medicine and have more than once found that a natural form of medicine has healed me permanently where the traditional Western doctors could only dull my pain. That being said, everything has its place and when you are traveling, you want to get out and see things, not [...]
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Photos That Inspire – Kom Ombo, Egypt
Blog: Flying Coach - 25 April 2011
There is always that one day, during any longer length trip, when your mind set switches from a “tourist” to a “traveler”. Kom Ombo was where it happened for me on our Egypt trip in May, 2009. We visited the Temple of Kom Ombo early in the morning, before the place was flooded with tourists. [...]
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24 Hours in Cairo, Egypt
Blog: WildJunket - 22 April 2011
Let´s take a break from my journals on Asturias and head back to Egypt. This is a sponsored guest post by Cheri Felix. I believe in full disclosure, so let me confess: I love Egypt. And not in the “I once had a great time in Cairo” way but in a slightly obsessed way. I [...]
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5 Things to Read: the Arab World in Troubled Times
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 14 March 2011
Like a deadly domino game, the unrest keeps coming in the Arab world. Tunisia, Yemin, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Algeria, Jordan. Most travelers are shying away from, for example, tourist-dependent Egypt.
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Book Review:The Way of Herodotus
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 11 March 2011
Destination: The Mediterranean and Middle East Book: The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History (2008) by Justin Marozzi (Also available for Kindle) (In England the title is The Man Who Invented History: Travels with Herodotus.) This book has become even more appropriate since the wave of unrest broke out in Arab countries. [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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Aswan, Egypt – River Nile Felucca Cruise Sights on Lake Nasser
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 8 March 2011
Aswan, Egypt – Mini Me Boats! Once you venture south of Cairo after checking out the Pyramids (even inside them) and down towards Luxor and Aswan in Egypt, you will most likely...
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Training It
Blog: GreenAroundTheGlobe - 1 March 2011
We took a variety of transportation options while traveling, but one of my favorites was the multitude of trains. The picture above is me on a steam locomotive at the Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka. We took intercity trains in Egypt, Vietnam, China and of course Japan.
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Egypt: Still on Traveler’s Lists?
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 18 February 2011
Destination: Egypt Movies: Many Don’t Pay the Camel Driver until You Get to the Pyramid Guest Post by Traveler's Bro "About Egypt I shall have a great deal more to relate because of a number of remarkable things which the country contains..." Herodotus, The Histories American travelers seeking to break through to the “real” Egypt [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
