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Cairo, Egypt.... the final days (#10)

After a crash course in camel riding and the Egyptian culture (the good and the bad...aka tourist scams...), we made our way to the famous and crowded Egyptian Museum. Just like Andrea (love you and miss you!) said, the museum is jam-packed with ancient artifacts...small and large. We were...

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katandheidi on July 16, 2007 from Cairo, Egypt

from the travel blog: Katharina and Heidi go Backpacking

First day in Egypt (#9)

Cairo is large, noisy, and suprisingly chaotic (cross the street if you dare). Nonetheless, it is peppered with a myriad of fascinating sights, including various mosques, coptic churches, museums, and market places. All of us arrived at different times of the night (Danny from Spain and us...

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katandheidi on July 13, 2007 from Cairo, Egypt

from the travel blog: Katharina and Heidi go Backpacking

El principio

El diario de viaje. Viajar por egipto es toda una experiencia cuando se realiza por libre. Aquí os explicaré la ruta que hice durante 23 días y espero que sea de ayuda para que otros viajeros puedan planificar la suya. Este es el itinerario: El Cairo, Asuán, Luxor, Hurghada, Sharm el...

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alexander on May 10, 2007 from Cairo, Egypt

from the travel blog: viaje por egipto 23 días por libre

Frogger!

Crossing the street in this town, you need to be a bit more suicidal than normal. The streets are all 8 lanes wide, without any breaks in traffic and no crosswalks. Basically, you wait for enough room to step off the curb, then cast off and Hope for the best. The drivers don't actually...

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Jason Kester on May 25, 2003 from Cairo, Egypt

from the travel blog: Middle East, 2003

Beer Run

Part of the appeal of travel for me is that you tend to find yourself in really strange situations from time to time. Big cities in the third world seem to be especially good for this. Cairo has not disappointed. I've only been here a few hours now, but already I've found myself in a custody...

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Jason Kester on May 23, 2003 from Cairo, Egypt

from the travel blog: Middle East, 2003

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