Country Info
- Cairo
- Capital
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Currency
- 69,536,644
- Population
- EG
- Country Code
Egypt Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Egypt
Weekend in Siwa (Part 2)
Believe it or not, the previous entry was only two of the four days... crazy I know. Saturday was by far my favorite day in Siwa and you'll soon know why. We did the usual 8 am breakfast thing at the hotel then hopped on the bus to go into town. ...
Giza!
The second day we are in Egypt, we awake at 330AM to head for a sunrise camel ride by the pyramids! Camels are fun and the landscape is incredible! Later during the day we check out the pyramids themselves, as well as the ...
Beach time in Egypt
... Chinese railway station during spring festival. We just all tried to be patient and hunker down until the fray parted. Egypt is a whole new breed of hot. I haven't really experienced static electricity in my hair and chapped lips in ...
Sun Festival
... for being so rude in the first place. They believe the flash is contributing to the temple's deterioration and they are trying to conserve it for other visitors to enjoy. You aren't allowed to take pictures inside any of the best sites in Egypt... ...
London to Cairo...Go Clips!
... only it ended up being cancelled by Air France. We spent the better part of the day at Heathrow before they put us on an Egypt Air flight which got in last night around 10:30pm. The hostel we're staying in costs a whopping $6/night....the Sara Inn ...
Up the Nile River in Southern Egypt
Hello Family and Friends! A quick message from Aswan, Egypt before we head out again! We braved the heat and headed down here to see more temples and spend some time on the Nile River. Dahab on the Red Sea ...
Temples, Monuments, and Nubians
... was elected for a second term. We signed waivers from Fulbright stating we would not engage in any political conversations while in Egypt but many in the group already have. It made for interesting conversation, sometimes heated, on the boat. As for ...
Egypt, the Home of Civilization as they say here
So, my travels have taken a turn for the gently surreal, as I have made it to Egypt. There are so many observations here that I can't even keep them straight, so I'm just going to wing it. Once I got my visa (at a bank next to the passport control...I ...