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marsa alam travel guide
Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Marsa Alam travel guide

Egypt’s Red Sea coast is as stunning as it is varied. The comfort travelers have Sharm-el-Sheikh and Hurghada, while the […]

June 7, 2020
marsa alam diving offers sea cows
Africa, Egypt, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Best Marsa Alam diving sites

The marine world along the Marsa Alam coast is a real treasure trove for the diver. Here you can see […]

June 6, 2020
underwater world of marsa alam
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Underwater photos that will take your breath away

While traveling is not recommended right now, nothing is stopping you from discovering another world full of beauty, archaeological ruins, […]

June 5, 2020
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Fears that stop people from scuba diving and how to overcome them

Scuba diving is a fantastic sport and the feeling of being weightless underwater is something that is hard to replicate […]

June 4, 2020
diving in marsa alam
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

How I got over my hydrophobia and learned diving in Marsa Alam

When I first met Tarek, I was so hopelessly uncomfortable in the water, that he actually thought I had never […]

June 3, 2020
marine life near marsa alam
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The gorgeous underwater world of Marsa Alam

Recently I went to Marsa Alam. The trip was a long pending belated birthday gift from Tarek and I decided […]

June 2, 2020
BEDOUIN GARDENS OF SINAI
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

The secret Bedouin gardens of Sinai

The colours of the Sinai are harsh. They are stony, immobile, and seemingly too arid to support any life. All […]

June 1, 2020
snow in St.Katherine in winter
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

The biblical land of St. Katherine of Sinai

Would you believe me if I told you that it snows in Egypt in winter? Most probably not. The truth, […]

May 31, 2020
white desert trip view
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

First timers’ guide to a White Desert trip

The White Desert is justifiably one of the most well-known desert destinations in Egypt. The unearthly beauty of the wind-carved […]

May 30, 2020
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The incredible White Desert in Egypt

I woke up shivering and looked around with bleary eyes. It had been a rough night. Sand had crept into […]

May 29, 2020
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