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UNSEEN EGYPT: LANTERN SLIDES PLACES WEEK V
Long before the relocation of Philae, the temple would get flooded, especially in times of a high inundation levels. Travellers would sail through the temples in boats, which is very evident in their...
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CRAFT OF THE TWO HANDS
Few arts have been associated with being lady-like as embroidery, crocheting, and cross-stitch. It was considered a sign of refinement. And while there is no decisive evidence of crocheting before its...
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FROM HURGHADA TO MASA ALAM ON PEDAL POWER
By El-Qamar Photography by El-Qamar and Michael Manoly Back in March we had a couple of excellent guest posts about cycling trips from Hurghada to El Quseir (here and here), now here’s the latest...
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UNSEEN EGYPT: LANTERN SLIDES PLACES WEEK VI
A confession… Irregularity has become part of the publishing process on this blog, a trend that we’re working hard to reverse! We can blame it all we like on the events taking place in Egypt, and...
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Be Prepared. If ever a motto was needed in this age of couch potatoedness (I just made this one up!), it has to be the Scout motto. Humanity has advanced so fast over the past five or six decades and...
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UNSEEN EGYPT: LANTERN SLIDES PLACES WEEK VII
Not all who visited Egypt, whether in ancient or relatively modern times, were impressed with the ancient architecture of the early Egyptians. Some, like Herodotus and Diodorus of Sicilia, didn’t think...
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LAND OF EXTREMES: SURVIVE IN THE DESERT
Deserts are some of the most unforgiving habitats on the planet, they are barren wastelands where only the hardiest of creatures can have a hope of surviving. They are harsh and cruel, exceptionally...
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UNSEEN EGYPT: LANTERN SLIDES PLACES WEEK VIII
Deserts have always had a mesmerising, almost terrifying, effect on men. It’s vast, well-nigh endless, and very confusing. It is alien in its features, eerily quiet and when a sound ruptures the...
View ArticleEUROPE TO HOST FIRST-EVER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HALAL TOURISM
Recently I have been getting a significant amount of press releases to my inbox, mostly they are related to some award or the other, or some new product or service that is launched by a hotel or that...
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THE THING ABOUT PALESTINE
By Mahmoud Taji There are times in one’s life when the official rhetoric no longer satisfies your quest for truth. The overwhelming feeling that you are being duped, tricked, and lied to becomes too...
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