Egypt Archives - Just Go Places https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/category/africa/egypt/ Culinary and Cultural Travel Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:31:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why You Would Love Small Ship River Cruising on the Nile https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/small-ship-river-cruising-on-the-nile/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/small-ship-river-cruising-on-the-nile/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:54:42 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=13794 Most people when they think of a Nile cruise immediately also think of Agatha Christie’s famous work, Death on the Nile. I can assure you that while my experience small ship river cruising on the Nile was exciting, it didn’t venture into murder and mayhem. My cruise on board the luxury small cruiser, the Oberoi...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/small-ship-river-cruising-on-the-nile/feed/ 0 Visiting The Temple of Horus in Edfu on an Egyptian Ferrari https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-streets-of-aswan-on-an-egyptian-ferrari/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-streets-of-aswan-on-an-egyptian-ferrari/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:05:54 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=11664 As the ship glided into the docking area, the warmth of the early morning sun promised another a beautiful day. After a hearty breakfast on board the Oberoi Philae Nile cruiser, we were setting out on a visit to the Temple of Horus in Edfu nearby.  Edfu is a small city of about 60,000 people...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-streets-of-aswan-on-an-egyptian-ferrari/feed/ 0 The Entertaining Old Market in Sharm https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-old-market-in-sharm/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-old-market-in-sharm/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:00:20 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/?p=8115 People tend to think of Sharm El Sheik as a fairly new resort town. In fact, there was a small community here long before the hotels and tourists arrived en masse. The heart of the old part of Sharm is Old Market, a maze of little streets that make up an Arab bazaar. Despite the...

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]]> https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/the-old-market-in-sharm/feed/ 0 Tips For a Family Visit To The Giza Pyramids https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/visit-the-giza-pyramids/ https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/visit-the-giza-pyramids/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:00:29 +0000 https://justgoplace1.wpengine.com/2015/04/20/strange-facts-about-the-pyramids/ Think you know about the Egyptian pyramids? Think again.  My children who had studied ancient Egypt in school were desperate to visit the pyramids.  Having spoken to enough people to gauge safety issues, I decided a day trip to visit the pyramids at Giza would work. Here are some cool facts that you can trot...

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