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...
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...
My first Luxor night was spent on the boat and I went to bed early. Hot air ballooning featured on my itinerary the next day very early in the morning and it wa...
I first visited Luxor temples sometime during 2010. It was during my first visit to Egypt. On my second visit, I chose to skip them owing to the crowds and the ...
Luxor is to Egypt, what Agra or Jaipur is to India. It is the crown jewel of the Egyptian tourism and is the most popular destination in the country. Luxor mean...
A friend of mine recently summed up Edfu as " the people are hospitable, the sunsets immaculate, the memories everlasting". Edfu was all of that and more. On my...