Is it safe to visit the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt?
What can I say about Dahab without making it seem understated? That its golden mountains at sunset have an ethereal […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
Karnak and Luxor, the best of the Luxor temples
I first visited Luxor temples sometime during 2010. It was during my first visit to Egypt. On my second visit, […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
The luxury of Luxor
Luxor is to Egypt, what Agra or Jaipur is to India. It is the crown jewel of the Egyptian tourism […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
An Edfu morning
A friend of mine recently summed up Edfu as ” the people are hospitable, the sunsets immaculate, the memories everlasting”. […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
A complete Nile cruise experience and guide
The Nile Cruise is a time honoured way to explore Egypt. During the nineteenth and early twentieth-century travelers, a Nile […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
Kom Ombo Temple: the fantastic crocodile temple of Egypt
Located on the Nile a 45 kilometers away from Aswan, Kom Ombo is dedicated to Sobek, the Pharaonic crocodile god. […]
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Aswan souq photo tour
“You are going to Aswan, then you must get me some peanuts and karkade. Aswan souq is the best place […]
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Blue gold colours of the Philae Temple in Aswan
Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses had a vast, elaborately connected network and their mythological stories rival our own Indian ones […]
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Our experience of slow traveling in Aswan
Aswan is my favourite place in Egypt. It has the loveliest setting on the Nile and the river there is […]
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The complete 2 days in Aswan guide
On my first visit to Egypt, I very much looked forward to the overnight train journey to Aswan. The maddening […]