Palm Trees Hotel Siwa
Sharia torrar, Town centre Siwa, Egypt
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The Egyptian Road Less Travelled
While most tourists in Egypt focus on it's ancient culture, iconic monuments, and perhaps a bit of seaside relaxation, it seems very few venture off the beaten track to experience the rest of the country as it is today or once was long ago. While I don't pretend that my first 5 days madly tramping over some of these less popular, yet still widely …
The Oasis
Our stay in Siwa was short - especially considering the nine-hour bus ride to get out here and back to Alexandria - but well worth it. We explored the oasis here, including the remains of the temple of the Amun Oracle, built around the sixth centure B.C.E. Much weight was placed in this oracle's predictions and rulers from all over the world sought …
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This is more like it
Had a great day of desert 4WD'ing. Heading across the Great Sand Sea was much different from the rugged and rocky desert we'd been seeing for the last two days. Technically there was a road, but our driver spent just as much time avoiding the road as he did on it. The road was as rough as any country road in Australia but at times it was so cracked and broken that the driver took to the desert for a smoother ride. We ...
Cheese, cheese and jam
... sand dune we screamed down, my heart in my mouth.
Lunch was a polystyrene box with three bread rolls (cheese, cheese, and strawberry jam), a packet of chips and a drink, thankfully all for free coz I wouldn't want to have paid for any of it.
Dinner was a mixed grill at an open-air restaurant, then a walk around town after.
Bed ...


