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Cruising Like Cleopatra

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Leslie Patrick | 4 Comments

The Nile River is a sparkling ribbon of life snaking through Egypt’s otherwise inhospitable desert. For thousands of years, Egyptians have worshipped the Nile, their lives revolving around the mighty river’s ebbs and flows. Nowadays, with the construction of modern dams, pipes and barriers, the Nile has become a more reliable waterway, and is a favorite cruising destination for those…

Cruising the Nile: “On the Dance Floor”

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Butterfly Jewel | 2 Comments

Featured writer: Butterfly Jewel “Dancing, dancing, dancing…she’s a dancing machine”. Boy, did I get a dance workout in as I was pulled up by dancers on the Crystal Nile Cruise on my vacation in Cairo, Egypt. Little did I know that what I thought was going to be a quiet evening cruising one of Africa‘s best treasures, the Nile River,…

Land of Eternity

Posted on April 3, 2013 by devonsegypt | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: Devon Watkins Don’t know much about Egypt? Not sure what to do/see in Cairo? Well keep reading! Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East and is the 15th most populated country in the world. As of 2012 the population is over 82 million, which wouldn’t be a problem if people were…

A Few Hours In Luxor

Posted on June 2, 2012 by helenabrahamphotographyblog | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Helen Abraham I haven’t posted at all this week and that’s mainly because I have spent the bulk of my time, since Monday, on an aeroplane on a crazy route that has shown me (or at least seen me touch down in) Jordan, Ethiopia, Israel, Portugal, America and finally I am on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands….

Twenty Six Hours in Alexandria, Egypt

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Marilyn | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: marilyngard A fast-moving French train leaving from Ramses Station in Cairo will take you to the ancient city of Alexandria in a comfortable three hours. This city, on the coast of the Mediterranean sea, beautifully mixes Middle Eastern and European flavors and breathes a rich history that takes you into days gone by. How do you capture this city…

The Temple of Edfu – Part III (Portland to Egypt)

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Lesley | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: L.A. Edwards To date, our journey through Egypt has taken us around Lower Egypt (which is the northern part of Egypt, named for the direction the Nile River flows, not north or south, as the name would suggest). We began in Cairo spending two and a half days where we relaxed at the Mena House; off to Memphis…

The Lost Pyramid of Meidum

Posted on March 19, 2012 by karinaschroeder | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: Karina Schroeder We had heard about the lost pyramid of Meidum, the disastrous and forgotten precursor to the Great Pyramid of Giza. We wanted to see the failure. After traveling for over two hours in rural Egypt on a journey that was only supposed to take one, we began to realize just how big of a “failure” the…

Cairo Coffee Shops

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Marilyn | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Marilyn Sitting in crowded outdoor coffee houses, drinking mint tea and partaking of the occasional shisha, talking for hours while time stands still – this is the Cairo coffee-house. People watching, politic talking, reminiscing and bonding, the evenings during our recent trip stretched long into the night. Occasionally Backgammon emerged and two of the family played while the rest…

Climbing Mount Sinai

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lesley | 8 Comments

Featured Writer: Anita Archer Jerry and I were in Egypt. It was a dream come true. We’d already been to Jordan and Israel on this trip and had seen and experienced so much! Our first day in Egypt we were in the Sinai Peninsula and stayed in a rather rustic resort at St Catherine’s. There we were presented with a unique…