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Egypt

Three women with headscarfs walking on the street
Egypt

Egypt five years after the Arab Spring

by Westwards / 17 November 20165 April 2021

Girls are walking in groups up and down Aswan’s Corniche in the early evening light, sporting colourful headscarves and daring …

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Flooded parking area
Egypt

Caught in a flash flood in Egypt

by Westwards / 1 November 20167 May 2021

We had started before nine am from Cairo in order to reach Hurghada by the early afternoon. It was supposed …

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diving gestures
Egypt, Other adventures

What do you have to learn in an SSI Open Water Diver course?

by Westwards / 10 February 20151 April 2021

A school of bright fish pass over the luscious blue of the TV screen, two divers floating behind them. So …

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winter snorkelling in Soma Bay
Egypt, Other adventures

Cool or cold? – Winter diving in the Red Sea

by Westwards / 4 February 20152 April 2021

The majority of guests at „The Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge“ are sitting at the outdoor tables for dinner, although …

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Woman in Burka bathing at the pool of the Stiegenberger Hotel
Egypt

Egypt two years after the revolution

by Westwards / 1 February 20133 April 2021

Nearly two years after the revolution, between the referendum and the anniversary, we experienced Egypt as a safe and pleasant place to travel.

Man standing in front of Cafe Sofianopolu
Drink, Egypt, Food

Seek the Greek in Alexandria – a coffee tour

by Westwards / 25 January 201330 April 2021

While one of the winter’s worst rainstorms was going down on Alexandria, we spent a day in search of the …

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Banana palms at a banana plantation
Egypt

A boat ride to Banana Island

by Westwards / 19 January 20133 April 2021

The felucca ride to Banana Island is a popular trip from Luxor. But where is that island? „Felucca? Banana Island?“ …

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Dining room at the Old Cataract Hotel
Egypt

The Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan

by Westwards / 15 January 20133 April 2021

The Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan is a traveller’s legend. It was built around 1900 by Thomas Cook to house …

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Couple selling toys
Egypt

Middle Egypt – home of Akhenaton and the bust of Nefertiti

by Westwards / 14 January 20133 April 2021

Next to the Horus Resort, an ugly concrete fountain greets nearly non-existent visitors. Whenever we walk the streets of Minya, …

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Traditional houses in El Gouna
Egypt

El Gouna – Disney Venice with eternal sunshine

by Westwards / 6 January 20133 April 2021

“El Gouna is not Egypt! It feels very artificial and European!” people had told us. And finally we went there …

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