Let´s take a break from my journals on Asturias and head back to Egypt. This is a sponsored guest post by Cheri Felix. I believe in full disclosure, so let me confess: I love Egypt. And not in the “I once had a great time in Cairo” way …
10 Great Movies Set in Egypt
This week’s guest post by by Gurdeep Gola brings us on a cinematographic journey through Egypt. With the political chaos happening in Egypt, now might not be the best time to travel to Egypt. Nonetheless, Egypt is one of the most enchanting places I’d visited, and remains an extremely …
Gastronomic Travel: Street Food in Turkey and Egypt
While I’m out and about exploring India, this week’s guest post features the nearby shores of Egypt and Turkey. The Egypt Holidays team at Travel Supermarket brings us on a culinary tour through the street food culture and vibrant market scene of these two destinations. Although I’ve …
World’s Top 8 Scuba Diving Destinations
Gliding past rainbow-colored corals and swimming alongside giant manta rays and languid turtles: scuba diving gives us a chance to acquaint with the deep realms of nature. In this world where nature is overrun by tourism, scuba-diving provides that rare peek into a different galaxy. Whether you are a novice to the scuba …
10 Unique Transport Modes Around the World
Sailing on an ancient junk boat in Vietnam, riding a rickshaw in Japan or seeing the pyramids on camels – there are thousands of strange and oddly intriguing forms of transportation around the world. Inspired by my hero Charley Boorman who travelled from Ireland to Sydney using 112 modes of …
Your Wildest Adventure: Cycling a Continent
I’m starting a new series on ‘Your Wildest Adventure’ where fellow travel writers gather here to share insightful tales on their craziest jaunt around the world. To kick off the series, Dave & Deb at The Planet D brings us on their once-in-a-lifetime journey of cycling a continent. …
Temples you must see before you die
Macchu Picchu – Peru Shwedagon Pagoda – Yangon, Burma Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Bhutan This interesting article lists the most historically rich and religiously intriguing temples in the world – definitely temples you need to see before you die! http://www.travelguidesdb.com/world-travel/temples.html
Roaming the deserts of Egypt & Jordan
A few snapshots from our time in the White Desert, Egypt, and Wadi Rum, Jordan. Entering the Bahariya Oasis of the Western Desert, Egypt The White Desert Setting up camp in the middle of the desert. Breakfast on the sand. Our campground in Wadi Rum, Jordan Bedouins roaming the desert on their camels. The [...]
Crossing the border Egypt-Israel-Jordan
It sure was interesting to be in 3 countries within 2 hours. After 10 days of Egypt, we were ready to get away from the constant bargaining and hassling. “5 Egyptian Pounds my friend, okok how about 3 Pounds..?” We were kinda templed-out as well, albeit the intriguing Hieroglyphic writings and mystical Egyptian [...]
Sleeping under the stars in the desert
Night wind howling. Staring at a whole sky littered with stars. Complete tranquility and peacefulness. Not a single soul in sight, not a single sound… Just you and nature. We were in the Western Desert, 6 hrs from Cairo rural lil villages n friendly country people. The 4 by 4 jeep took us [...]
Rhapsody in Cairo
It’s been a rhapsody of odd smells, beautiful ancient art and overwhelming Egyptian sellers. We’ve had lots to laugh the past coupla days, over their interesting culture and ideas. One of the funniest- we were crossing the street, all frazzled (they’ve got some crazy driving style here) when this Egyptian guy was friendly [...]
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