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
Africa, Egypt, Outside India
Luxor West Bank attractions in a nutshell
My first Luxor night was spent on the boat and I went to bed early. Hot air ballooning featured on my […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India
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 […]
Middle East, Money Matters, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Yemen
Socotra Travel Guide
The four islands group of Socotra are located around 217 nautical miles off the Yemeni coast and approximately 130 off […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Sanaa travel: the quirks, the beauty, and the shocks
The post landing formalities at Sanaa airport were very smooth. The single immigration window for non Yemeni passport holders was […]