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Spring fever: This season is a perfect time to explore new horizons

Spring fever: This season is a perfect time to explore new horizons

Spring is on the horizon and there’s no better season to travel to nearby destinations for a refreshing break. With…
Waiting for the sun: Sensory overload and a never-ending party in the Peruvian Andes

Waiting for the sun: Sensory overload and a never-ending party in the Peruvian Andes

It was to be a mind-bending spectacle. The sun would rise, and then again, and again, so that three fiery…
The world from their backyard: Children in Ard al-Lewa learn about differences through Safarni

The world from their backyard: Children in Ard al-Lewa learn about differences through Safarni

After a sip of a traditional drink from the Ivory Coast, a young Egyptian child shivers. “This is very, very…
Back to basics: Umbi camp shows the other side of Sharm el-Sheikh

Back to basics: Umbi camp shows the other side of Sharm el-Sheikh

For more laid-back travelers, Sharm el-Sheikh has been traditionally associated with charter tourism, over-development, loss of uniqueness, and overcrowdedness —…
Come away with me: Seven romantic destinations to rekindle love

Come away with me: Seven romantic destinations to rekindle love

With Valentine’s Day upon us, love is definitely in the air. Whether or not you can get away for the…
The tourist and the Bedouin

The tourist and the Bedouin

What’s the first thing that comes to your head when you hear the word Bedouin? For many of us, it…
In a bid for peace, Egyptian tours Nile Basin on his motorbike

In a bid for peace, Egyptian tours Nile Basin on his motorbike

Omar Mansour al-Fardy is the first Egyptian, Arab and native African who has attempted to travel the world with his…
Tahrir revisited: From mundane crossing to a house of history

Tahrir revisited: From mundane crossing to a house of history

Just before it became the site of political tourism after housing mass protests and sit-ins in 2011 demanding the fall…
Dahab’s first Egyptian woman divemaster blazes a trail

Dahab’s first Egyptian woman divemaster blazes a trail

She takes her clients to another world — one in which, as if traveling to outer space, visitors must wear…
2012 family vacation spots: Worry-free local destinations for the holidays

2012 family vacation spots: Worry-free local destinations for the holidays

We’ve covered a number of local destinations this year in the travel section — from east to west and north…
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