travel
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…
Sinai nights: Nuweiba’s nightlife has a do-it-yourself magic
Life & Style
July 29, 2012
Sinai nights: Nuweiba’s nightlife has a do-it-yourself magic
Between the time when the sun disappears behind the mountain ranges to the west and reappears over the sea’s horizon…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
Sun, sea and relaxation in Gouna
Life & Style
July 15, 2012
Sun, sea and relaxation in Gouna
The Red Sea town of Gouna feels like a world apart from the rest of Egypt. Even though its architecture…
Postcard from Northampton: An idyllic artistic town
Life & Style
June 14, 2012
Postcard from Northampton: An idyllic artistic town
Approximately a three hour bus ride north of New York City, and two hours west of Boston, sits a beautiful…