Egypt Travel Stories Articles

Egypt: Tales of the Unexpected, Part II – Cairo, Egypt, Africa

Aoife Hegarty saw no possible harm coming from a l

Round The World by Bike: Amman to Cairo: (14 January 2002)

After meeting up with two friends over Christmas, Al has rediscovered laughter. He’s found the strength he needs to get all the way to Cape Town.

Round The World by Bike: Egypt: Cairo to Aswan (1 February 2002)

8434.4km on a rattling bike cobbled back together with string and a teaspoon. Five months and three days of slog, sweat and lots of tears all come to naught as the police order Al to take a ride on a

Round The World by Bike: Aswan, Egypt to Khartoum, Sudan (1 March 2002)

Pushing his bike through the desert sands following a track that’s barely there is not the most glamourous thing, but Al is happy to have made it to Khartoum.

The Art of Bartering – Egypt

The Art of Bartering
Egypt
Some of my latest bargaining adventures have included trading the shirt off my back in exchange for a new one, with a pair of sunglasses thrown in, while in Thailand; trading my friend, Holly, for a fleet of Egyptian camels; and purchasing seven exquisite Moroccan carpets.

Regardless of the country, there are [...]

Illegal Hospitality (1 of 2)- Alexandria & Ben Suef, Egypt

There is no such thing as free kindness, when Chri

Illegal Hospitality (2 of 2)- Alexandria & Ben Suef, Egypt

There is no such thing as free kindness, when Chri

Diving in Sharm el Sheikh – Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

David Barker travelled to the Red Sea having not d

Sinai Sunrise – Egypt

Daina Cooper was looking for a combination of rich

Searching for Something #8: A Woman in Cairo – Cairo, Egypt

So far Tutti feels like she’s living up to her resolutions, even if she doesn’t like being a repressed woman in Egypt.