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...
- Travel: Cruising The Nile By Felucca
The Star Online (Revathi Murugappan) Instead of taking a five-star cruise on the Nile, try the felucca. For a long time in the past, travelling in Egypt meant sailing the Nile since the world’s longest river was the main transport corridor. The river...
- Enjoying A Quiet Giza Plateau
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/790/letters.htm The Al Ahram Weekly website has featured a reader letter praising the SCA's enforcement of a decision to remove camel and horse ride vendors from the Giza Plateau: "As usual, there were plenty of tourist...
- Travel: A Child In Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/bblgw (Chicago Tribune)A travel article written by a lady who went on holiday to Egypt with a 6 year old child, planning and following her own itinerary. One of the more interesting of the many travel items that has been floating around...
- The Nile In Style
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2100-1866972,00.html A two-page travel article by Andrew Thomas about choosing to cruise the Nile by felucca instead of cruise ship: "Travelling by felucca is a mixture of sailing with the wind, drifting with the...
Egypt
Travel highlights
http://tinyurl.com/7tyae (Syracuse Post-Standard)
An article bulleting the key points of a trip to Egypt: "How did you get around? Airplane, bus, felucca, cruise ship, taxi, horse and buggy, camel, horse, foot.
What did you pack that came in handy? Bubble wrap (for fragile souvenirs), Handiwipes, Egyptian pound conversion cheat sheet, camera (of course), pens, candy and gum for Egyptian children, New Balance sneakers, hat.
What did you pack that came in handy? Bubble wrap (for fragile souvenirs), Handiwipes, Egyptian pound conversion cheat sheet, camera (of course), pens, candy and gum for Egyptian children, New Balance sneakers, hat.
Did you feel safe? Absolutely. Cairo is the second safest city in the world, people are kind and hospitable."
See the above article for more.
- 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...
- Travel: Cruising The Nile By Felucca
The Star Online (Revathi Murugappan) Instead of taking a five-star cruise on the Nile, try the felucca. For a long time in the past, travelling in Egypt meant sailing the Nile since the world’s longest river was the main transport corridor. The river...
- Enjoying A Quiet Giza Plateau
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/790/letters.htm The Al Ahram Weekly website has featured a reader letter praising the SCA's enforcement of a decision to remove camel and horse ride vendors from the Giza Plateau: "As usual, there were plenty of tourist...
- Travel: A Child In Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/bblgw (Chicago Tribune)A travel article written by a lady who went on holiday to Egypt with a 6 year old child, planning and following her own itinerary. One of the more interesting of the many travel items that has been floating around...
- The Nile In Style
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2100-1866972,00.html A two-page travel article by Andrew Thomas about choosing to cruise the Nile by felucca instead of cruise ship: "Travelling by felucca is a mixture of sailing with the wind, drifting with the...