Egypt travel stories

Alexandria, Saturday the 28th of August

I leave Cairo with the early train to Alexandria. I enjoy the comfort of the First Class and mildly amuse myself with the swinging chairs allowing them to turn 180 degrees to either face the direct...

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Alexandria, Sunday the 29th of August

The breakfast at the Cecil is a feast of colours and tastes, swimming in the light reflected from the harbour. I eat it outside, on the terrace, watching the modern world go by, carried away in a h...

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Alexandria, Monday the 30th of August

As I make my way after breakfast to the local cyber café, I notice that a stretch of the road, in which I find myself, is blocked up-front and that they are closing it behind me with large barrier...

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Port-Said, Tuesday 30th of August

I had one last early dive, just outside of the harbour, to see the remains of the Alexandria Light House, one of the seven great marvels of the ancient civilisations. It was built by the Ptolemies ...

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Aswan, Egypt to Khartoum, Sudan (1 March 2002)

Deciding to cycle round the world was a decision prompted by heady notions of adventure, challenge and self-discovery. Five months on the road had quickly rotted those glossy illusions. The sickly-...

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