What Country Am I In, Again?
Still damp from the hot springs we have been swimming in, we are barrelling through the back streets of Siwa, an oasis town in Egypt’s...
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Photo Essay: Market Day in a Small Egyptian Town
On market day the little Nileside town of Daraw comes alive in a chaos of stalls and traffic. Nubian men in pristine robes squeeze their...
Alexandria: The Most Civilised City in Egypt
“I don’t think we should move on tomorrow,” Z says. “Let’s stay in Alex a bit longer.” “Why?” I say. “What’s there to do here?”...
The Friday Photo: Our Favourite Temple?
After clambering through the pyramids, visiting the wonders of Luxor, and exploring Aswan, Abu Simbel and other Nile sites, I’m still struggling to work out...
How Safe is Egypt After the Revolution?
“How safe is Egypt now?” Still a topical question, so I’ve updated this post on 16 20 June 2012. Deletions are marked with a strikethrough...
The Luxor Top Ten
The capital of Egypt for the great pharaohs of the New Kingdom, more than a thousand years after the Old Kingdom chaps built the pyramids...
The Friday Photo: HOW Many Camels?
The little town of Daraw is famous for its weekend camel market. It was just an ordinary market day when we visited while sailing a...
Looking For Prehistoric Rock Art On The Nile
Given we had a felucca for three nights and — well, I could have sworn four days, but them’s the breaks, mustn’t grumble and the...
Sailing A Felucca Down the Nile
Lounging on cushions, Z high in the mast above, I watch a kingfisher flutter into a desperate hover, plunge deep into the Nile and emerge...