Egypt
- Once Again, Camels And Horses At The Pyramids
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) The camel and horse touts in Giza are very upset with our new project to save the Pyramids. They do not understand what we are trying to do. Regrettably, many of them do things that harm tourists; I receive many letters from...
- Site Management: Giza
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The site of Giza is one of the most visited sites in Egypt. Everyone who comes to Egypt visits the great pyramids that dominate the landscape here. In the past, the site was crowded, cars were everywhere and also people selling...
- Travel: 7 Days In Egypt
newindpress I always assumed that a seven-day trip to Egypt would be like a prolonged history lesson — a multitude of complicated names, a mess of dates and gory tales of warriors and beautiful women. I wasn’t wrong about the technical jargon, but...
- Update On The Grand Egyptian Museum
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2426221.eceA comprehensive overview of the Grand Egyptian Museum, currently under construction near the pyramids of Giza: "The modern world has not been kind to the pyramids of Giza. Just a generation...
- Complaint Re Teaching That Israelites Built Pyramids
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3370258,00.html Head of the SCA, Zahi Hawass "has Hawass filed an official complaint to the Egyptian attorney general of Egypt against a Cairo high school for teaching the students that it was the Israelites who...
Egypt
Travel: A visit to Cairo
http://www.gulf-news.com/explore/Hotspots/10113147.html
"I was perched seven feet above ground. And the fear of a bruising fall made me shudder. Added to that was the terror of being stomped on by Solomon, a gangly camel that seemed to weigh almost a tonne or more. I longed for firm ground. Therefore, I refused to show any annoyance at the unreasonable demand of Ahmad, the camel handler, for 100 Egyptian pounds (Dh65) for the short ride on Solomon that lasted less than 30 paces. I had been lured by the prospect of getting all the three pyramids of Giza outside Cairo, the Egyptian capital, in one photographic frame. . . . The grandeur and richness of Egyptian culture is an experience that could not have been imagined or gleaned from school textbooks. The pyramids, integral to Egypt, stand tall as a testimony to human creativity, rising high above a desolate desert landscape. With over seven million tourists visiting the pyramids every year, the tourist guides and the camel handlers know how to make the most from each visitor. But for those who refuse to be unsettled by such minor distractions, the Cairo experience can be exhilarating."
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- Once Again, Camels And Horses At The Pyramids
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) The camel and horse touts in Giza are very upset with our new project to save the Pyramids. They do not understand what we are trying to do. Regrettably, many of them do things that harm tourists; I receive many letters from...
- Site Management: Giza
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The site of Giza is one of the most visited sites in Egypt. Everyone who comes to Egypt visits the great pyramids that dominate the landscape here. In the past, the site was crowded, cars were everywhere and also people selling...
- Travel: 7 Days In Egypt
newindpress I always assumed that a seven-day trip to Egypt would be like a prolonged history lesson — a multitude of complicated names, a mess of dates and gory tales of warriors and beautiful women. I wasn’t wrong about the technical jargon, but...
- Update On The Grand Egyptian Museum
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2426221.eceA comprehensive overview of the Grand Egyptian Museum, currently under construction near the pyramids of Giza: "The modern world has not been kind to the pyramids of Giza. Just a generation...
- Complaint Re Teaching That Israelites Built Pyramids
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3370258,00.html Head of the SCA, Zahi Hawass "has Hawass filed an official complaint to the Egyptian attorney general of Egypt against a Cairo high school for teaching the students that it was the Israelites who...