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Mountains of Sinai

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:08:29 +0200

Picture from: Dahab , Egypt. By: mala.

At the Blue Hole

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:08:28 +0200

Picture from: Dahab , Egypt. By: mala.

Nessina Hotel pool

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:08:25 +0200

Picture from: Dahab , Egypt. By: mala.

We never sit at tables anymore

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:05:04 +0200

Picture from: Dahab , Egypt. By: mala.

Looking at Saudi Arabia

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:04:57 +0200

Picture from: Dahab , Egypt. By: mala.

Awww!

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:59:34 +0200

Picture from: Dahab , Egypt. By: mala.

Good lounging spot

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:58:49 +0200

Picture from: Dahab , Egypt. By: mala.

Lounging by the Red Sea

mala — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:48:38 +0200

Story from: Dahab, Egypt. By: mala.
Dahab, a low-key beach town on the Red Sea, was to be our decompression from the Egypt we had expected. After ten days of abuse for the sake of world-...

Hatshepsut's Temple

mala — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:10:14 +0200

Picture from: Luxor , Egypt. By: mala.

Paint on the walls

mala — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:09:26 +0200

Picture from: Luxor , Egypt. By: mala.

Karnak Temple

mala — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:52:11 +0200

Picture from: Karnak , Egypt. By: mala.

Egyptians Build 'Em Big

mala — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:30:52 +0200

Story from: Luxor, Egypt. By: mala.
It was to be my first sailing experience. Would it be my last? A felucca is part sailboat, part death trap. Mohamed was part felucca captain, part...

South to Upper Egypt

mala — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:25:45 +0200

Story from: Aswan, Egypt. By: mala.
As with most transportation in Egypt, the train from Cairo to Aswan arrived well after the scheduled time. We were the lucky ones, suffering only a fi...

Then, Now and Alexandria

mala — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:25:11 +0200

Story from: Alexandria, Egypt. By: mala.
Alexandria has historically been a crossroads. Europe and Africa. Christianity and Islam. Intellectuals, seedy tradesmen, saints and Cleopatra. Not to...

Peace In Purgatory

mala — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:32:46 +0200

Story from: Cairo, Egypt. By: mala.
When you expect hell and land in purgatory, you can't help but think "hey, this isn't that bad!" True, Cairo is filthy and loud. The air quality would...

Luxor to Dahab

saffa2 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:02:32 +0200

Story from: Dahab, Egypt. By: saffa2.
At first glance, the surroundings of our final destination within Egypt seemed like something out of a Disney movie. With somewhat of an �Arabian� gen...

Cairo to Luxor

saffa2 — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:44:12 +0200

Story from: Luxor, Egypt. By: saffa2.
Once upon a time, Herodotus referred to Egypt as �The Gift of the Nile� and having brought the nation of Egypt into being one comes to realize its imp...

Cairo

saffa2 — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 19:31:47 +0200

Story from: Cairo, Egypt. By: saffa2.
Bursting with ancient history as well as present culture, Cairo eludes a magnetism which draws visitors from all over the globe. This mainstream city ...

Day 5: Back to Cairo

manal — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:07:06 +0200

Story from: Cairo, Egypt. By: manal.
We all got up pretty reasonable time and headed back to Cairo. That took most of the day� but we headed back to the Hyatt� I went and got a little pa...

Day 4: Bibliotheca Alexandria Library, King Farouk Palace, Huneys, & Market Place

manal — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:58:56 +0200

Story from: Alexandria, Egypt. By: manal.
Saturday we headed to �Bilbliotheca Alexandria Library�. This library was architecturally amazing. This is a cylindrical-shaped building that houses...