Egypt
Heritage Key (Annie Waddington-Feather)
- Heritage Vs. Tourism
Heritage Key (Annie Waddington-Feather) A detailed look at the damage caused to world heritage by tourism, and some of the measures that can be taken to defend against it. I've used a brief mention of the Valley of the Kings to shoehorn it in because...
- Travel: Egypt Trip Is A Once-in-lifetime Adventure
The News Star "Big, gigantic ... no, I'd probably say huge-normous — and old — very, very old." Advertisement These were the words Sidney Wilhite of West Monroe kept repeating over and over again as he sat in my travel agency. His redundant use...
- Travel: Visiting Cairo
http://tinyurl.com/f7utl (mirror.co.uk)A travel item describing in brief what Cairo is like, what to see in the city, where to eat, what sort of night life is available, where to shop, and (if you are based in the UK) how to get there. There are no surprises...
- King Tut And The American Tourist
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/hr3.htmZahi Hawass, in his Al Ahram column, talking about the relationship between Egypt and American tourism: "We always say that we do not have many American tourists in Egypt because they think it is dangerous to...
- How To Beat The Crowds For Tickets To King Tut
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-g1i1u5j1u.25jul17,1,7413459.story?coll=chi-travel-hed A short piece which offers advice to people who want to visit the exhibition but don't fancy the queues and crowds.Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
Egypt
Travel: How safe is it to travel in Cairo
Heritage Key (Annie Waddington-Feather)
I stopped posting 90% of the travel articles that find their way into my Inbox a long time ago because if they bore me senseless I am guessing that they will bore most of the blog's visitors too. On the other hand there are always exceptions. This, at least, is a question that some people may be asking at the moment.
The man with the toothless smile and sharp eyes beckons you over to see his papyrus, meanwhile another calls you to his perfume shop. Sales pitches vary: ‘Special price for pretty lady’ or if you’re male, ‘You want something for your wife, not your wife? OK, for your mistress then?’
Apart from the hassle of the hustlers and the danger of having an over-priced piece of papyrus on your wall when you get home, what other risks do you face in Cairo? Is it safe to travel there at all?
- Heritage Vs. Tourism
Heritage Key (Annie Waddington-Feather) A detailed look at the damage caused to world heritage by tourism, and some of the measures that can be taken to defend against it. I've used a brief mention of the Valley of the Kings to shoehorn it in because...
- Travel: Egypt Trip Is A Once-in-lifetime Adventure
The News Star "Big, gigantic ... no, I'd probably say huge-normous — and old — very, very old." Advertisement These were the words Sidney Wilhite of West Monroe kept repeating over and over again as he sat in my travel agency. His redundant use...
- Travel: Visiting Cairo
http://tinyurl.com/f7utl (mirror.co.uk)A travel item describing in brief what Cairo is like, what to see in the city, where to eat, what sort of night life is available, where to shop, and (if you are based in the UK) how to get there. There are no surprises...
- King Tut And The American Tourist
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/hr3.htmZahi Hawass, in his Al Ahram column, talking about the relationship between Egypt and American tourism: "We always say that we do not have many American tourists in Egypt because they think it is dangerous to...
- How To Beat The Crowds For Tickets To King Tut
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-g1i1u5j1u.25jul17,1,7413459.story?coll=chi-travel-hed A short piece which offers advice to people who want to visit the exhibition but don't fancy the queues and crowds.Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...