Egypt

Templo de Debod, Madrid

September 23, 2011

Here’s a sight I never thought I’d see: An Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain. Not in a museum, just sitting on a hilltop in Parque del Oeste. How did an Egyptian temple come to be here? As is often the case in these situations, it was a gift from Egypt to Spain. [...]

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Solo in Egypt: Travel for One in a One-of-a-Kind Country

June 25, 2011

Egypt may be my travel regret, but it’s not Kristen Elise’s. This aspiring author has traveled alone to the Land of the Pharaohs to do research for her novel, and in the process, learned much about how to get by in Egypt as a solo female traveler. Here, she offers a few practical tips to [...]

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My Travel Regret: Egypt

February 4, 2011

All travelers have a list.  You know the one. Even if it’s not written down, it’s there, in the back of your mind, all the time. It has all the places you ever want to visit on it.  And usually, it’s in some sort of priority order.  And along with that list, I imagine we [...]

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