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Podcast Episode 15. Outside the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
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Having spent the first day of my visit to the Pyramids of Giza getting a feel for the place, and venturing inside the Pyramids of Khufu and Khafre, I returned the following day ready for some wider exploration.
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Podcast Episode 14. Inside the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
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Not only was I visiting Giza, Egypt, one of the most amazing historic sites on earth, I was about to enter two of the Great Pyramids.
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Podcast Episode 11. The Minibuses of Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.
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I had been too nervous to jump on the taxi minibuses in Egypt’s heaving cities, but figured I couldn’t go too far wrong in the beachside resort town of Sharm El Sheik. Riding the minibuses turned out to be a really enjoyable local experience.
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Questions from the locals, Egypt
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‘Where are you from, my friend?’ Travelling in Egypt, this is one question from the locals you hear all the time.
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Diving the S.S. Thistlegorm, Egypt
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The wind was gusting over 20 knots, and the dive boat lurched in the choppy seas. Geared-up and ready, I have to admit I was feeling nervous. It didn’t seem all that long ago that I had done my first scuba dive, and now I was waiting to descend to the bottom of the Gulf…
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The S.S. Thistlegorm, Egypt
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Merchant seaman are arguably the forgotten heroes of World War II. Sailing the unarmed, or lightly armed, cargo ships that delivered troops and vital supplies was a dangerous game.
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The Minibuses of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
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I had been too nervous to jump on the taxi minibuses in Egypt’s heaving cities, but figured I couldn’t go too far wrong in the beachside resort town of Sharm El Sheik. Riding the minibuses turned out to be a really enjoyable local experience.
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Under the Red Sea, Egypt
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When you’re middle-aged, and you experience something that blows your mind kid-style, it’s something to celebrate. I did something last week that left me yelling with pure joy and wonder. I went scuba diving under the Red Sea.
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Siwa Oasis, Egypt
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Although I had spent over a month in Egypt, and had visited a few places on the arid edge of the Nile Valley, I hadn’t gone deep into the desert. Having spent many years living in Central Australia, I was keen to see the country’s dry interior.
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Aswan, Egypt
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Despite Aswan, Egypt, having some amazing sites to explore, I can’t say I had a great time.