Egypt

An Egypt vacation should be on everyone’s bucket list.

Here are a few of the highlights you can expect from a traditional Nile River cruise, plus a few tips for your visit to Egypt.

The Great Pyramids have a lasting hold on our imagination, but there’s much more to see when you visit Egypt, including Siwa Oasis and the White Desert.

One of the absolute coolest things to do in Egypt is to visit an oasis, and one of the most easily accessible is the Siwa Oasis.

Learn tips for negotiating a camel ride to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, so you can see them the old school way.

Mark recounts some unexpected discoveries he made while visiting Egypt.

Even though I chose to take a barge-like cruise ship up the Nile River, I still had plenty of time to enjoy felucca rides around Aswan.  As with everything in …

Once I arrived in Luxor and joined the organized tour, I was insulated from most of the shenanigans and tourist shams (though one might argue I paid into the biggest …

In 2001, I had plans to visit Egypt however 9/11 disrupted them and I’d had it on the back burner ever since. In December 2008, I flew Egypt Air from …

The ancient tombs and temples of Egypt beg the photographer to play with perspectives.

The morning of September 11, 2001, is well ingrained in my memory.  Within a few days of the attack, I called Adventure Center and verified my October trip was still …

After I had enough money for the initial deposit, I called Adventure Center back. I spoke to the same woman as before, Maz.  Since my trip is one of the least …

Preface:  9 years ago, I was actively planning a trip to Egypt for the first time. I started documenting the process on this site (long before this blog), however my …

The perfect day in Aswan and Egypt’s Nile Valley starts with the usual breakfast of coffee, bread, and egg. Progress onward to further readings of Paul Theroux’s “Dark Star Safari” …

My last day in Aswan was all about killing time until the night train back to Cairo. Normally I could occupy myself for hours on end with a solid internet …

Upon our return from Abu Simbel, Gary, Darcy, Amy, Joe and I went to lunch at a floating restaurant recommended by one of the guidebooks. The prices were higher, but …

Paul Theroux doesn’t make it to Abu Simbel as his flight was canceled. For a man willing to travel the decrepit back roads of Africa, it is odd that he …

The ship was docked in Aswan when I awoke, the view of the Nile at this point being what I had always imagined. We boarded a big bus and drove …

“The pleasantest aspect of the river cruise was the combination of gourmandizing and sightseeing, gliding with the current and stopping every now and then at a resurrected ruin.” — Paul …

“Some countries are just perfect for tourists. Italy is. So are Mexico and Spain. Turkey, too. Egypt, of course. Pretty big. Not too dirty. Nice food. Courteous people. Sunshine. Lots …