Cairo has a good feeling to it and it is easy to walk around feeling safe (even for women). The only real problem is the hassle factor in tourist spots as people are trying to rip you off left right and centre. I found Luxor and Aswan incredibly difficult for this. I did get scammed [...]
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Egypt: some random hints and tips
Posted in Destinations, Egypt, tagged cairo, egypt on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cairo: getting the best from the vibrant city
Posted in Destinations, Egypt, tagged egyptian restaurants, restaurants in egypt on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Following our Pyramid experience, we decided that guides were maybe not the best route to go down. Even the more expensive guides at the hotel could not be trusted (one friend we met paid US$500 for 3 days and had similar experiences). From here on it we only took taxi’s with metres and that saved [...]
Cairo: The Pyramids and a valuable lesson learnt
Posted in Egypt, tagged cairo, giza, pyramids on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On our second day in Cairo we went to the pyramids. We were hugely disappointed in the whole experience but if you are reading this blog before you go, you won’t be. We had met a great taxi driver on the way from the airport – an honest guy (so we thought), called Mostafa, who [...]
Cairo: The Egyptian Museum
Posted in Egypt, tagged cairo, egyptian museum on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Egyptian Museum is a must see as it is rammed full of artefacts that have been discovered from all over the country. It is E£60 to get in, with students at half price. The museum, although organised by time periods with explanations for each, doesn’t provide much, if any explanation of most of the [...]
Egypt: Cairo part 1
Posted in Egypt, tagged egyptian restaurants, restaurants in egypt on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cairo is the biggest city in North Africa and Middle East with over 20million people (a quarter of the total Egyptian population lives in cairo and around 6million people drive in to work each day). It is bustling with a hideous amount of traffic. We opted to stay at a hotel we had heard great [...]
Egypt: Temples and Tombs between Aswan and Luxor
Posted in Destinations, Egypt, tagged aswan, luxor, the nile on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was actually surprised by the amount of tourists in the area around Aswan and Luxor, none more so than when we visited Karnak temple in Luxor. It really made me appreciate the fact that someone was waking me up at the crack of dawn to visit the temples. I think that’s why I have [...]
Egypt: Sailing the Nile
Posted in Destinations, Egypt, tagged egypt, nile, nile cruise on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Egypt has three main areas that appeal to travellers: Cairo, The Nile at Luxor/Aswan, and The Red Sea. A girl friend and I have just been on parts one and two of this (and I highly recommend the Red Sea if you are a diver as it is stunning – as good as the Barrier [...]
