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Egypt looks to India to boost struggling tourism market

Sound and Light Show few minutes prior to Earth Hour. The highly visible show stalled for one hour on Earth Hour Day, March 27, 2010. Egypt is among 92 countries participating in an Earth Hour global initiative which calls for turning lights off as a token of concern for climate change.
22 Feb 2012
As the country’s tourism sector strives to get back on its feet following the popular uprising that led to Hosni Mubarak’s downfall last year, the Egyptian Tourism Authority is planning to kick off a major promotional campaign...
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Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland

14 Feb 2012
Cheerful border officials, translucent police stations, and requisite vodka shots were our introduction to Georgia — an emergent Eastern European nation with its sights set on the West. Having traveled from Kars to the Posof border,...
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All in a day's travel: Saqqara, Abu Sir, Dahshour, Memphis

07 Feb 2012
There are so many beautiful places on the outskirts of Cairo that we tend to forget about. Seeing that tourism, unfortunately, is on a downtrend, it's actually a great time to go sightseeing without the masses of visitors and to...
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Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present

30 Jan 2012
A backwater border town, Kars is far off the grid of Turkish tourism. But the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s novel Snow had captured my imagination, and was the first destination on a tri-country backpacking trip through Turkey, Georgia...
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East London gentrified, but in a good way

21 Dec 2011
Having lived in London for several years and frequented much of the central London district, I have been amazed to see just how much East London has developed over the last four years. What was once a great location for a hip/trendy night...
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Disappear into the dunes

17 Dec 2011
  Siwa Oasis is not one of those places you hop in your car to go to last minute, but if you decide to go, it’s definitely worth the long drive. Siwa is a desert oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt, located approximately 750km...
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The sound of silence

29 Nov 2011
Fayoum’s Zad Mosafer, known among Egyptian writers as a refuge for the mind and soul, reaped mixed reviews on the Al-Masry Al-Youm English retreat last month. Reporters and editors gathered there for a weekend of brainstorming about...
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Eating in Alexandria

21 Nov 2011
Have you ever taken a one-day trip to Alexandria just for a meal at a fish place, followed by shisha in Togareyeen Cafe and then tea and dessert at Delice in Raml Station? Well, if you haven’t yet, then it's time. Al-Masry al-...
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Al-Khobar: Retail therapy in Saudi

17 Nov 2011
As home of the holiest Islamic sites, millions flock to Saudi Arabia every year, but Al-Masry Al-Youm finds there’s more to the Arabian Kingdom than religious tourism. Walking along the long coastal boardwalk of the Corniche, with a...
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Postcard from Barcelona: A day at the beach

19 Oct 2011
For me, nothing is more enjoyable than lying on a golden sandy beach and soaking up the warmth of the sun in Barcelona. Sure, there are museums, churches, shopping malls, etc., but Barcelona’s beaches add color to your trip....
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