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Boutique Chic: Quality local hotels in rural Egypt
Life & Style
February 14, 2010
Boutique Chic: Quality local hotels in rural Egypt
When it comes to hotel accommodation in Egypt, you’ve traditionally had two options. First, you could play it safe with…
Mexico City: Death, rape and flowers
Life & Style
February 1, 2010
Mexico City: Death, rape and flowers
The most striking aspect about the Mexicans is their identity--or to be more precise, their identity crisis, born out of…
3 countries, 3 weeks: Laos
Life & Style
January 25, 2010
3 countries, 3 weeks: Laos
Vacation: Leisure time devoted to rest and pleasure.It was clear from the start that “rest” was not going to be…
Colonial walks by the canal
Life & Style
January 19, 2010
Colonial walks by the canal
It’s no secret that Egypt abounds in incredible touristic opportunities: majestic monuments, spectacular deserts, wide stretches of beaches, and much…
Downtown Sicily
Life & Style
December 30, 2009
Downtown Sicily
You need only walk down the main street in Catania, Via Etnea, to feel vividly as if you are walking…
Aesthetics of Andalusia: Ancient and modern Granada
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December 22, 2009
Aesthetics of Andalusia: Ancient and modern Granada
Gypsies, graffiti, tapas and travel in southern Spain Driving past the rows of olive trees in the luscious green valleys…
Eastbound and free: 7 days of tranquility on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
Life & Style
December 14, 2009
Eastbound and free: 7 days of tranquility on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star the great American travel writer Paul Theroux wrote, “You think of travellers as…
It is time for Holiday
Life & Style
December 8, 2009
It is time for Holiday
Why spend the Christmas holidays huddled up with a bunch of familiar faces in the comfort of your own living…
Marrakech within the ramparts
Life & Style
November 25, 2009
Marrakech within the ramparts
Former imperial city and ancient capital of the Moroccan kingdom, “The Red City” is comprised of both a modern city…
Luxor by sleeping train
Life & Style
November 22, 2009
Luxor by sleeping train
Travel writers usually avoid traveling by air. The entire flying experience, from airports to airline customer service and customs procedures…