Cairo, Egypt Travel Blogs

... in its true magnificence. Remembering my previous visit, it was the exact same, the unremitting sales hassle at tourist sites in Egypt (followed closely by India) continues to be about the worst I have ever experienced. Not to say that it ruins the entire ...

A travel blog entry by globedecker
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... taste subsided replaced with one as sugared as a glass of hot mint tea. And in the labyrinthine alleyways of old Islamic Cairo I found a different city peopled with kindness and warmth. More shockingly I found I was beginning to love Cairo. Cheers! ...

A travel blog entry by christinasworld
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... will not hesitate to tell you. * "In Sha Allah" means "God willing" in Arabic and the people of Jordan and Egypt say it often. * In a bazaar in Cairo I was asked where I was from and when I told him he pointed to a picture above his head of Hillary ...

A travel blog entry by christinasworld
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... spending time with each time I was in Istanbul.  Hard to bridge those vast cultural divides and expectations... Huge haze over Cairo as we landed...zoomed through immigration, got my luggage and found my ride holding a sign with my name on it!  ...

A travel blog entry by tracystravels
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Listening to some songs by Egyption Lover on my IPOD as I was landing at Cairo International Airport this afternoon after a marathon session of travel from Tehran and Bahrain to get here.  No direct flights from Iran to Egypt...they don't have great ...

A travel blog entry by tracystravels
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... in rubbish. This all sound negative but I still love the place.  It is just so different.  An experience.  Cairo makes me realise how lucky we are.  In Australia the majority of the population live in spendour and don't even realise ...

A travel blog entry by shazlex
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... suspicious and when I received my ticket I even went to a policeman and asked if it was real. I wasn't like this last week - Cairo had turned me into a distrustful, bitter traveler. I knew that if I wasn't careful this country was going to try to screw me ...

A travel blog entry by christinasworld
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... and History ·Environment Day with Kayla ·The Red Sea ·Kids Club at Le Pacha Resort Lowlights ·The suicide bombing in Cairo ·The animosity towards westerners. A woman in her full Burka (Moslem dress covering head/body) actually spat on the street when ...

A travel blog entry by duke_schewe
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... he need to turn right and cut across four lanes of traffic to get there. Because we were so tired, the initial impressions of Cairo were somewhat lost for Mum.  She just wanted to sleep.  We got to the hotel at 1am (9am Australian time) and ...

A travel blog entry by shazlex
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Arrived back from the desert to Cairo and spent the final group evening on a Nile Cruise eating buffet and watching hardly even mediocre belly dancing....yes, I have now officially given up on actually seeing proper bellydancing.  Said ...

A travel blog entry by tracystravels
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Todays highlights included the Dodgy Lift, Cairo Museum and nearly being run over by a bus! After finally getting to sleep at around 2.30am (a bit longer for me as Mum was snoring loudly), we were awoken at 4.47am by the call to prayer.  My ...

A travel blog entry by shazlex
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... nbsp; She spoke excellent English that she learned mostly on her own; clearly she was motivated and energetic and intelligent.  As Egypt passed by the windows, we talked about what it is to be a young woman in the Muslim world. When Glowing Lantern ...

A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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... photos before leaving. I returned back to Cairo after visiting Aswan and Luxor before I flew out. I also re-visited Cairo on my second trip to Egypt with Ewa (Eva) re visiting the pyramids, Khan al-Khalili, Islamic Cairo. That was fun, as I knew ...

A travel blog entry by jag
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... It really is dirty, noisy, creepy, and crowded like everyone else says it is.  I cannot wait to get out of here.  Cairo, not Egypt.   I had such a great time in Egypt.  I will really miss it.  I am just going to jot down a few ...

A travel blog entry by sojanet
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... internet at the hotel) and she gave me a cuddle farewell.  She gave me a postcard wishing my the best and my return to Egypt.  I took a photo of her and she even offerred to take off her head scarf and have a photo taken showing her hair (which I ...

A travel blog entry by shazlex
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... came over to pick me up.  I hadn't seen her in almost a year, so it was a very exciting reunion.  In Cairo!  It was mid-afternoon and sweltering.  We went to a nice cafe by American University in Cairo called Pottery Cafe and ate an ...

A travel blog entry by sojanet
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I had to go to the Ramsis train station to get an overnight Cairo-Aswan train ticket.  Peter, one of the owners, said I could walk since it's only 2 stations away.  I don't think so.  The station was kind of confusing because I had to go ...

A travel blog entry by sojanet
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... day.  Finally some sleep, we didn't wake until 8am.  We left Alexandria by bus travelled back to Cairo, arriving about 2pm. I've been giving mum lots of rehydration salts but she is still not feeling 100% and didn't feel like ...

A travel blog entry by shazlex
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... nbsp;   As hot as it is, we are still amazed by the outfits that many of the tourists are wearing.  Egypt is a Muslim country and, whether you agree with it or not, women are expected to dress modestly.  This doesn't necessarily mean ...

A travel blog entry by jambo
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... .  Today's plan was to visit Coptic Cairo early, rest in the hot afternoon, and go back out when it's cooler. Coptic Cairo is the traditionally Christian part of Cairo and has several churches and a museum.  It was only 6 stations away from the ...

A travel blog entry by sojanet
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... from three days of swatting away copious touts and lotharios thick and relentless as a swarm of mosquitoes I needed a respite. While Cairo is certainly an exotic and exhilarating city I was longing to be actually able to see it and enjoy its splendors ...

A travel blog entry by christinasworld
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... rounded the statue of Talaat Harb until the skyline blotted out the Lotus Hotel and we sped off into the night toward Cairo International Airport. Christina Please Note: There is a new button at the top right portion of your screen called "Support My ...

A travel blog entry by christinasworld
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... first world made a refreshing psychological change from India and helped us gear up for the challenges ahead.   We arrived in Cairo around 1am, tired and with upset stomachs.  This was of no concern to the crowd of pesky touts that greeted us ...

A travel blog entry by jambo
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... strong and vibrant culture... On the other hand, Egypt's current state is that of a country on the brink of a crisis. Egypt's economy and livelihood depends on four pillars: the Nile and the environment, the Suez Canal, oil and tourism. Most Egyptians ...

A travel blog entry by tavini
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By the time this long day was over Diana and I were awake 23 hours.  It was a long day!! We arrived in Cairo in the late afternoon.  We were picked up and taken to our hotel.  At 7PM we were picked up and driven to the port on the Nile ...

A travel blog entry by exploreamerica
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... the last few days in Cairo doing logistical stuff.  Easy stuff usually but in such a huge bustling congested city as Cairo...pure exhaustion!  Picked up my Tanzania Visa today at the Embassy, a short taxi ride but yesterday one that took ...

A travel blog entry by tracystravels
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... gone now.  It was a good group; I'll miss those nights.  They made me feel completely normal about traveling to Egypt and Istanbul.  I mean, they were going to Kenya and Syria and other off-the-beaten-path places. To escape the heat, I ...

A travel blog entry by sojanet
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... for a bit, we agreed on a price and were taken to the taxi. Before long we were speeding through the streets of Cairo, listening to upbeat Egyptian tunes whilst trying to take in as much of this amazing city as we could. Our driver got us considerably ...

A travel blog entry by antandrel
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... Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel for a much needed rest. This morning another hostelmate and I went early to Islamic Cairo and wondered the semi-deserted streets for hours.  People were so friendly and welcoming to us...some bakeesh but much ...

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... as Babylon - and an area that predates the introduction of Islam in the city. It remains Christianity's base in Egypt although it is looking pretty decrepit these days. Still, there's some interesting architecture, building features and carvings if you ...

A travel blog entry by technotrekker
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