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A Beachfront Investment for Less Than $50,000
Date: 02/29/2008Saturday, March 1, 2008
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Shopping for a beachfront property investment with a budget of $50,000? Your options are limited, no question, but here’s one to look at right now: Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
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Haggle Like an Egyptian
Date: 03/15/2007I sat on one stool while Jack banged on the seat of the other. Rasha, our guide, was behind the curtain helping Kaitlin try on the red and gold belly dancer costume.
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Explore The Pyramids With Your Personal Egyptologist
Date: 03/13/2007We took off for our visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza expecting to find them lone silhouettes in the desert. Instead, they sit at the edge of the modern city.
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Date: 03/10/2007You’ll never want for help in Cairo…or hospitality. As our guide Rasha today reminded us, though, “Nothing in this world is free.”
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Four Americans, Three Guides, and 400 Camels
Date: 03/07/2007“He wanted to know why you’re still in Cairo. He told me, ‘The four Americans are supposed to be in Alexandria today.’”
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That Camel Stole My Wife!
Date: 01/16/2007Camels have quite a racket going. In photos they appear at rest, noble and serene. But up close they are nasty, bad-tempered creatures.
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