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Castle Zaman
Life & Style
May 3, 2012
Castle Zaman
On the winding coastal road between Taba and Nuweiba something unusual will meet your eye as you scan the landscape.…
Out with the old: Fighting for history in Yerevan
Life & Style
March 18, 2012
Out with the old: Fighting for history in Yerevan
Deserted Soviet factories and trilingual fruit vendors dotted the road leaving Georgia for Armenia. Cliff-hugging routes overlooking dramatic gorges and…
Six hours in Amsterdam: The best of three worlds
Life & Style
March 1, 2012
Six hours in Amsterdam: The best of three worlds
I never thought of a six-hour layover as a good thing. But when this long layover in Amsterdam gave me…
All in a day’s travel: Saqqara, Abu Sir, Dahshour, Memphis
Life & Style
February 7, 2012
All in a day’s travel: Saqqara, Abu Sir, Dahshour, Memphis
There are so many beautiful places on the outskirts of Cairo that we tend to forget about. Seeing that tourism,…
East London gentrified, but in a good way
Life & Style
December 21, 2011
East London gentrified, but in a good way
Having lived in London for several years and frequented much of the central London district, I have been amazed to…
Four major tourist markets cancel Egypt flight bookings
Business
November 22, 2011
Four major tourist markets cancel Egypt flight bookings
Travel agencies in four major markets for tourists have stopped booking flights to Egypt, an Egyptian tourism official said Tuesday.…
Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism
The head of Egypt's travel agencies chamber, Hossam al-Sha'er, said he has drawn up a plan to get tourism back…
Postcard from Barcelona: A day at the beach
Life & Style
October 19, 2011
Postcard from Barcelona: A day at the beach
For me, nothing is more enjoyable than lying on a golden sandy beach and soaking up the warmth of the…
Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
Life & Style
September 7, 2011
Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
A group of 16 adventurous travellers plan to scooter across 1700km of roads from Alexandria to Abu Simbel via Sinai…
Postcard from Honolulu: The tree-planting Sun Bear
Life & Style
September 6, 2011
Postcard from Honolulu: The tree-planting Sun Bear
On a particularly memorable trip to Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, a few friends and I decided it would be a good…