Travel Blog Photos from Siwa Oasis (144)
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Siwa Oasis - fallout from the dust storm 25/2 I'd heard that Siwa Oasis, the most far-flung Oasis in the Western Desert out near the Libyan border, was a place worth visiting so I continued on my merry way from El Alamein to reach it. This meant a ...
... Oases of Dakhla and Siwa, we also were fortunate to spend a night camping amongst the weird rock formations of the White Desert. Siwa was amazing, very rural but remarkably relaxed, the view of the town from the nearby old city (especialy at sunset was ...
... he spoke Siwi, Arabic, English, Italian as well as some French and German. We also met a Libyan man here who had come to Siwa to find a wife for one of his sons. It was really interesting to get an insight into this process and how it actually occurs. ...
... ! Seriously. It's a blast. My camera battery died unfortunately so I don't have pictures of the whole thing, I wish I did. The oasis was beautiful although walking in the lake's water was kind of an odd experience. Between my toes it felt like walking on ...
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Cairo, Alexandria
Posted on Jan 31, 2004, 11:41:20
... tourist police. For some reason, locals fear the tourist police like the plague. Other than that, Alex is ok but get out to the Siwa oasis in the west sahara. It's a long bus ride from Alex but well worth it, check out my travelogue entry: Enjoy ...
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