Egypt
- Siwa - How To Save An Oasis
Global Post (Theodore May) Few had heard of Siwa before Neamatalla decided to begin investing there in the mid-1990s. The oasis is a nine-hour slog from Cairo in the middle of the western desert, a stone’s throw from the Libyan border. Siwa is widely...
- Travel: Siwa. Date Palms And A Toy Gun
WA Today At the gateway to the Great Sand Sea, David Wroe is enchanted by a remote Berber oasis that time (almost) forgot. The long drive south from the Mediterranean coast to Siwa, Egypt's farthest-flung oasis, is bleak but beautiful - at least...
- Siwa Fighting For Survival
Egypt Daily Star News Potential mismanagement of Siwa’s water resources are a growing concern among residents. Siwa sits on a huge salt water well and attempts to minimize flooding have led to the drying out of some areas, such as the near side of Fatnis...
- Travel: Siwa Oasis
PR-GB.com I've stopped posting even short travel posts to travel stories along the lines of "the pyramids were big and I rode a camel", but this piece might be of interest to anyone thinking of travel to Siwa. It's not long but it is informative....
- Feature On Siwa Oasis
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/728/tr1.htm A feature on Siwa oasis discussing everything from the archaeology and natural history in the oasis area to the best hotels and "ecolodges" in which you can stay. I never had much motivation to visit Siwa,...
Egypt
Eternal Siwa
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7267
"At 12,000 years and counting, the lush oasis of Siwa is ancient on a scale that makes the Pyramids seem like teenagers. To a first-time visitor, the town can seem from another world — a place where people really do still live in mud-brick dwellings under the shade of palm trees, in sight of bubbling mineral springs. Siwa represents a beautiful, peaceful slice of how life once was — both for its residents and a growing number of tourists.
Love it or hate it, Siwa is slowly but surely becoming more tourist-oriented, with a growing number of hotels, guided tours and even a rumored airport mushrooming around its springs. Still, at less than 75 kilometers from the Libyan border — translating into an estimated 10 hour car or bus ride from Cairo — Siwa will always remain a shangri la and safe haven of remote simplicity from the sheer insanity of Cairo."
Love it or hate it, Siwa is slowly but surely becoming more tourist-oriented, with a growing number of hotels, guided tours and even a rumored airport mushrooming around its springs. Still, at less than 75 kilometers from the Libyan border — translating into an estimated 10 hour car or bus ride from Cairo — Siwa will always remain a shangri la and safe haven of remote simplicity from the sheer insanity of Cairo."
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- Siwa - How To Save An Oasis
Global Post (Theodore May) Few had heard of Siwa before Neamatalla decided to begin investing there in the mid-1990s. The oasis is a nine-hour slog from Cairo in the middle of the western desert, a stone’s throw from the Libyan border. Siwa is widely...
- Travel: Siwa. Date Palms And A Toy Gun
WA Today At the gateway to the Great Sand Sea, David Wroe is enchanted by a remote Berber oasis that time (almost) forgot. The long drive south from the Mediterranean coast to Siwa, Egypt's farthest-flung oasis, is bleak but beautiful - at least...
- Siwa Fighting For Survival
Egypt Daily Star News Potential mismanagement of Siwa’s water resources are a growing concern among residents. Siwa sits on a huge salt water well and attempts to minimize flooding have led to the drying out of some areas, such as the near side of Fatnis...
- Travel: Siwa Oasis
PR-GB.com I've stopped posting even short travel posts to travel stories along the lines of "the pyramids were big and I rode a camel", but this piece might be of interest to anyone thinking of travel to Siwa. It's not long but it is informative....
- Feature On Siwa Oasis
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/728/tr1.htm A feature on Siwa oasis discussing everything from the archaeology and natural history in the oasis area to the best hotels and "ecolodges" in which you can stay. I never had much motivation to visit Siwa,...