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Pharos adventures October 2008
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Relfies travels back to his second home (Egypt) in the autumn of 2008.
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Pharos
A Travel Blog entry by elodie50a from Pharos, Cyclades, Greece
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Pharos
A Travel Blog entry by finrod3791 from Alexandria, Egypt
... by walking northwest along the shore to Fort Qaitbey, a small citadel built on the spot where the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Pharos, once stood. It was the last of the Seven Wonders (other than the Pyramids) to be lost, only destroyed ...
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The home of the Pharos
A Travel Blog entry by choy from Cairo, Egypt
... As time past, the light were starting to be turned off and in echoing halls we wandered among the ancient tombs of past pharos and the riches of their final resting places. It was possible to imagine that what the archeologists felt when they walked into ...
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Sailing Away
A Travel Blog entry by bcoryat from Sudurad Croatia, International
... the little restaurant at the marina had the best pizza we've ever had. We had it for both lunch and dinner. Pharos Pharos is a 2007 Beneteau 393. A very beautiful boat!! The beds are really comfortable and it's amazingly spacious and ...
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The longest route to Santorini.....
A Travel Blog entry by shona77 from Greek Islands, Greece
... stop seeings it was not till 3:30pm. I woke up at 12pm and decided to sit upstairs and enjoy the scenery. The ferry went via Pharos - my original stop - then back to Naxos - where I had been last night and said goodbye to the guys, then on to Santorini. ...
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Our last few days sailing in Croatia
A Travel Blog entry by bcoryat from Dubrovnik, Croatia, Croatia
... my own boat Charito. Long story short, it was noisy and messy. Just a little bit of damage to the rail of Pharos. Not very noticeable unless you knew where to look. We felt sad to leave the boat Pharos which has become our home over the ...
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The Land of Pharaohs
A Travel Blog entry by el_condor from Alexandria, Egypt
... it's proud Ptolemaic legacy, and all that remains of Alexander, Julius Caesar, and Cleopatra are memories. Even the famous Pharos, the mighty Lighthouse that proclaimed Alexandria's power and glory to the ancient world is vanished, toppled by an ...
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Australia Part 3: Victoria Freedom
A Travel Blog entry by benandlindsey from Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
... the steep and traversing nature on easy terrain. Resignation, 15, Tiger Wall. Ben leading through the crux of Oceanoid (17, Pharos front wall) After a bouldery start, Lindsey finishes off the first pitch of Tarzan (14) Ben making the moves to the ...
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Ancient Alexandria...
A Travel Blog entry by juliank from Alexandria, Egypt
... the Earth's circumference. On top of this Alexandria was home to one of the ancient seven wonders of the world; the Pharos Lighthouse. However, Alexandria is often referred to as the greatest historical city with the least to show. Over the ...
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Alexandria, Cleopatra's legacy.
A Travel Blog entry by maria.raymond from Alexandria, Egypt
... on the walls of the reliefs. The whole place seems melancholic. We were then driven to Fort Qaitbay, where the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria once stood before collapsing into the Mediterranean sea. It was built in the 15th century and now houses ...
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Meet Me At The Mediterranean
A Travel Blog entry by ehjelter from Alexandria, Egypt
... high and crowned by the statue of Poseidon. The successor fortress was built using much of the rubble from these ruins of the Pharos. Later in the evening our party enjoyed a wonderful meal in a very fetching cafe along the el-Cornish. We were surrounded ...
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Independence Day
A Travel Blog entry by bcoryat from Dubrovnik, Croatia
... head to Mljet. ------------------------------ Yesterday afternoon we went down to the marina to check out the boat. Her name is Pharos and She's beautiful! I'm told that Pharos is the Greek name for Hvar, one of the islands near Split. Three ...
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Water Pipes
A Travel Blog entry by mazsha from Alexandria, Egypt
... from every known continent. Lastly, Egypt commanded two Wonders of the Ancient world - the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Pharos Lighthouse! So, I researched dive sites - The Pharos Lighthouse is under the sea, destroyed (but cool to dive). Also, ...
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