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First Stop -- Masr Gadidah
(Aug 15 '06)
We landed in Cairo sometime late in the afternoon. The weather
was so hot it was difficult to breathe. Quite a drastic
difference from the below-zero conditions on the airplane. As it
turned ...
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Sleep deprivation and bomb checks
(Aug 22 '05)
Arrived in Cairo in the middle of the night after catching a delayed 2:00 am flight out of Amsterdam. By then D and I had been up for at least 40 hours. Got ...
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Walid, our tour guide, was superb, intelligent, organized and attentive, but more than that, he had an infectious laugh. He had studied archaelogy and had graduated from ...
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The Pyramids and the Sphinx!
(Jan 24 '06)
Hi guys!
So far my time in Cairo is really going well. I've met some really great people here and we're having lots of fun! It's kind of neat because I think that everyone is bonding while doing ...
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Cairo makes Amman look organized. The traffic is constantly snarled and obeys no laws whatsoever. Crossing the street you have to take your life in your hands; actually we paid ...
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City Don’t Cry – Page and Plant
(Jan 13 '07)
1-14-07 8am
Got into Cairo last night and things are . . well surreal is the best word in mind. I heard about bad drivers but I don’t think I had actually ever seen them until last night. Wow. ...
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Here are some travel hints from my wife and I for people travelling to Egypt:
1. If you book a tour, check alternative airlines to the one offered in the tour package. With tours you ...
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Published in the Weekend Argus Travel supplement in February 2003
Obscured by a veil of pollution and dust from surrounding harsh deserts, is the vast ...
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Day 4: At Sea
This day was a relaxing one, during which enjoyed the sunshine, watched a documentary about ancient Egypt, watched an African-themed musical production, and, of ...
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I really enjoyed my time in Cairo.
It’s about a three hour flight from Bahrain, which goes pretty quickly
on Gulf Air, since they feed you and entertain you almost from ...
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Recent Blogs for Heliopolis
Larger than life
(May 20 '08)
We departed our Dar Es Salaam and arrived in Nairobi, Kenya with no problems. We had an 8 hour layover in Nairobi, and our flight to Cairo didn't depart until 5am. We found our nice little ...
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Cairo again
(May 23 '08)
We said goodbye to Dahab and the amazing red sea and got onto probably the most inappropriate bus for an overnight bus we had been in. It was hell. Meagan hated that she got stuck sitting next to ...
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Egypt, the land of hassle
(Apr 01 '08)
Hello!
If I hear "Canada Dry" or "You walk like and Egyptian" one more time I am going to crack! What a place! Not for the good either. Not sure if it is Egypt itself or the fact that I am ...
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