travel
Explore coastal roads and the pink-sand coastline of a subtropical island
Life & Style
April 18, 2013
Explore coastal roads and the pink-sand coastline of a subtropical island
A portrait of a young Queen Elizabeth II gazes over all who pass through security at Bermuda’s LF Wade…
Postcards from Rosetta: A day where the Nile meets the sea
Life & Style
April 10, 2013
Postcards from Rosetta: A day where the Nile meets the sea
Rosetta is not the town it once was, nor does it attract visitors in the same way it once did.…
Waiting for the sun: Sensory overload and a never-ending party in the Peruvian Andes
Life & Style
March 18, 2013
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…
Come away with me: Seven romantic destinations to rekindle love
Life & Style
February 15, 2013
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…
2012 family vacation spots: Worry-free local destinations for the holidays
Life & Style
January 4, 2013
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…
3,000 miles across India for charity: one man’s tuk-tuk adventure
Life & Style
August 31, 2012
3,000 miles across India for charity: one man’s tuk-tuk adventure
The idea is either completely insane or brilliantly adventurous, but perhaps Mohamed Safi is a little of both. The…
Conflicting stories of a man’s death aboard EgyptAir
Egypt
August 29, 2012
Conflicting stories of a man’s death aboard EgyptAir
On Sunday morning, an elderly man aboard a direct MS986 EgyptAir flight from New York to Cairo died, allegedly due…
Boy who likes planes bypasses airport security, boards aircraft, with no ticket
Egypt
August 23, 2012
Boy who likes planes bypasses airport security, boards aircraft, with no ticket
A 10-year-old passed the security gates of Cairo International Airport without being stopped or questioned, took a shuttle bus across…
Making travel halal: Amid tourism troubles, some in industry see opportunity for a niche market
Life & Style
August 23, 2012
Making travel halal: Amid tourism troubles, some in industry see opportunity for a niche market
Many Egyptians are worried about how the rise of Islamists will affect tourism, but others in the field hope that…
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Egypt
August 2, 2012
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…