Country Info
- Cairo
- Capital
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Currency
- 69,536,644
- Population
- EG
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Egypt Slideshow
Forums from Egypt
Hello
Posted by rossport
... (I am usually the one will write on this) G,day Lou, Well as a fellow Aussie this trip will be a walk in the park, and Egypt wow awesome stuff i went there in 2008 but we did it in the off season with hardly any tourists due to the fact day temps were ...
10 Most Dangerous Destinations
Posted by hexli
... something might happen to you ....... i will definetly return there. i think, it is much more risk going to egypt (more than 200 tourists have been killed there over the years ... just google: history tourist killed egypt and you will find a scary history)
3-4 week EuroTrip Planning
Posted by rossport
g'day Mike, You sure are ambitious, we covered a trip in 77days and we saw Egypt 10day tour Scotland 3 weeks top and middle of Wales 7days the Cotswold 7 days then east to west over Canada and that was 3 weeks and believe me it was non stop some ...
Around the World Traveling
Posted by rossport
... , (10 Days) The UK (40 Days) and East to west across Canada (20 days), of these i strongly advise organised Tours In Dubai and Egypt, mainly for security and ease of travel. We found the 10 day pyramids and Nile tour to be plenty and we did it in the ...
Which is the best place for honeymoon in this world?
Posted by hophoptravel
Egypt, you sound arabian name, r u visit Egypt before??
Jordan
Posted by dancejill
... in Jordan were: Akkadian, Assyrian, Judean, Babylonian, and Persian empires. Jordan was for a time part of Pharaonic Egypt, the Hasmonean Dynasty of the Maccabees, and also spawned the native Nabatean civilization who left the rich archaeological remains ...
What has been your most memorable travel moment?
Posted by greekcypriot
... in the middle and I could see the front seats going up and down. And in another trip with Egypt Air in August, I remember how miserable all felt when there was hot air coming from the plane throughout the flight from Egypt to Athens instead of cold.
Merhaba nasiliniz herkes!!
Posted by starlagurl
Hi Georgia, welcome to the forums. Have you read some of the blogs about Egypt? You might also be able to find some interesting stuff in the Egypt forum:
What are your thoughts on
Posted by technotrekker
Been a while since I saw this thread. After travelling through Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Turkey I can say that Egypt was the best stop of my trip and Syria was very close. It's not easy travel (e.g. the full-on vendors are a bit frustrating) and you ...
Are you a serial traveller?
Posted by raniroo
... stamp from a border will show that you have entered Israel (regardless of no Israel visa stamp)....eg if you were entering Israel via Egypt there would be an exit stamp from Egypt in your passport showing that border. There are no flights from the GCC to ...
Taxi Drivers And Our Experiences
Posted by luke_1989
Yeh in Egypt they drive crazy and don't worry about other traffic in the way beep beep im coming through lol! In Egypt a taxi driver felt the need to beep every minute at a minimum lol!
DO NOT VISIT GAZA
Posted by jimoore71
... years ago because the Jews who , who lived there since coming into the land as a result of the arahamic covenant from egypt were such trouble makers and could not be disbursed no matter who took over their land- from the assyrians, babylonians, ...
Over-rated Tourist Destinations
Posted by jeremystravels
... regular tourist flow and is more manageable. I would not go as far as to say it is over rated, but it is over crowded. I do like their alternative for this one, but I would recommend it as a supplement to Egypt rather than by passing it all together.
Hi there
Posted by wouterb
... do and plenty of your fellow Dutch well thanks but my fellow Dutch isn't always a selling point :-)... but i have been to egypt (a very good place for diving) and israel(i like the food)...haven't been in Jordan though. These places are good for ...
Why I hate most of Indonesia
Posted by wakingdream
A lot of that, especially what salesmen do to get your money, sounds very similar to Egypt. You just have to ignore it and still try to have a good time. If you go in expecting people to hassle you because you are a tourist and have money, you will ...
Why I hate most of Indonesia
Posted by jeremystravels
A lot of that, especially what salesmen do to get your money, sounds very similar to Egypt. You just have to ignore it and still try to have a good time. If you go in expecting people to hassle you because you are a tourist and have money, you will enjoy ...
Hello All
Posted by candyshoppe
... ; Are you staying in Njamena? What is the city like? I've always been interested in Africa, but have only been to Egypt yet. So I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon, I'll follow your blog with great pleasure! Thankyou very much ...
Where are you going next?
Posted by travelmonster
Leaving for 2 1/2 weeks covering Egypt and Jordan with long layovers in Athens and NYC in 26 days! [August 4th-22nd]. So so so excited!! That sounds awesome, Egypt and Jordan are high up on my agenda!!
Furthest Distance?
Posted by jeremystravels
... overall distance is Rome because of its extra distance of a few hundred miles South. It is counter intuitive. Same thing with my Egypt trip this August, the furthest Eastern city i'll have visited then will be Amman, Jordan but i'll be a few ...
From Egypt to Crete????
Posted by edwardinho
Does anybody know if there is a ferry or something cheap that goes from Egypt to Crete??? Or any low fare flightS?? Or ferries from egypt to Cypress?? Thanks!
Israel stamp
Posted by stereobread
... the ferry from Aqaba to Nuweiba and get a Jordanian exit stamp there. That way it looks like you entered Jordan from Syria and exited to Egypt without going to Israel at all. I don't know if this is possible or feasible but if it is that's how I ...
Israel stamp
Posted by hajjabdullah
... me from going to a number of other countries so I was thinking about just taking the ferry from Aqaba to somewhere in Egypt and maybe, if I can get assurances that the Jordanians won't give me any incriminating passport stamps, going to Jerusalem and ...
In Which Countries Did You Cross Some/All of Earth's Major Circles BY LAND?
Posted by aopaq
... August when going to Abu Simbel from Aswan in Egypt. The line makes it look like it crosses the very Southern part of Egypt. From there I can't really tell where the real line is. According to Google Earth, it definitely looks like you will be ...
In Which Countries Did You Cross Some/All of Earth's Major Circles BY LAND?
Posted by jeremystravels
... the image I found, but I may be crossing the Tropic of Cancer this August when going to Abu Simbel from Aswan in Egypt. The line makes it look like it crosses the very Southern part of Egypt. From there I can't really tell where the real line is.
Israel stamp
Posted by aopaq
... if you want to visit these countries. Be aware that I have also heard that people were denied entry into Syria when it was obvious that they came from Egypt and travelled through Israel to Jordan even though their passports had no Israeli stamps!
Top 10 most disappointing tourist spots
Posted by mmbcross
... the world were: 1. The Eiffel Tower 2. The Louvre (Mona Lisa) 3. Times Square 4. Las Ramblas, Spain 5. Statue of Liberty 6. Spanish Steps, Rome 7. The White House 8. The Pyramids, Egypt 9. The Brandenburg Gate, Germany 10. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Where are you going next?
Posted by jeremystravels
... I am going down to Florida to get scuba certified and to dive with manatees with my university. Next August I am going to Egypt and Jordan for 2 1/2 weeks on GAP's Egypt and Jordan Adventure. Then the following August (2010) when I get done with ...
Tour Groups Egypt and Jordan - Advice Requested!
Posted by jeremystravels
... I am trying to weigh the things I would see on each tour over the other, knowing that I am heavily interested in all things Egypt (while some things like Sinai, Dead Sea, Wadi Rum sound very cool). I figured people who have been there would be able to say ...
Israel stamp
Posted by skylab
... . Is it nessesery on the border, or i can do something? please help! Actually it depends on the Islamic country. Jordan and Egypt are open to tourist from Israel.... Yeah. I've done a pretty good research on this. I have plans to go from ...
Independent Travel v Organised Trips
Posted by jeremystravels
... comfortable in on my own and to have people that are with me the whole time instead of meeting new people halfway through. I am going to Egypt and Jordan next year and I am going to do a Contiki tour in Egypt and a guided tour out to Petra. It is just a ...