Siwa travel is no longer a rare dream and nowadays it is quite easy to visit this once-forgotten forgotten place. The lucrative business of salt mining and drip...
Once upon a time, a young Macedonian prince travelled all the way to the remote Siwa oasis. He was seeking an answer: a direction that would become his destiny ...
Recently, we visited Siwa Oasis in Egypt. It took us nearly 8 hours from Cairo and we drove by the gorgeous North Coast until we reached the Western Desert. For...
In my last two posts, I have sung praises of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. By this, I mean the southern part of the peninsula, because the north still remains closed...
I have not met anyone who did not like Dahab. Literally meaning “gold” in Arabic, Dahab can be best described as the "Goa of Egypt". Though I usually hate descr...
What can I say about Dahab without making it seem understated? That its golden mountains at sunset have an ethereal glow, and the Red Sea is the colour of pures...
Alexandria is one of my favourite places in Egypt and I visited it twice. Founded by none other than Alexander, the Great, the ancient city was the home of Quee...
On my first visit to Egypt, I went to Hurghada from Luxor. The drive to Hurghada was starkly picturesque. After leaving the urban reaches of Luxor, my car sped ...
The most popular way to travel between Aswan and Luxor is by Nile Cruise. Alternatively, Upper Egypt can be explored by train and a very enjoyable road tr...
I never knew about the temple of Khnum until my friend mentioned it. He is my school friend and he visited us in Cairo last year with his wife. All of u...