Photographs were taken by: Anil Jaychandran
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Cruising the Nile : A solo journey
It is hard to describe a cruise down the Nile when so much has been written about it. But you don't have to do the usual tourist circuit visiting ancient temples. Anjana Das find out a different way to course this enchanting river...Read More...

Port Said - a mere shadow of the past
Looking out to sea from the harbor one sees the gigantic hulls of ships, some moored, others gliding past the docks into the open sea. Wafting in through the winds is the familiar smell of the sea and harbor. Port Said, located on the Mediterranean Sea at the entrance to the Suez Canal ...Read More...

Al Quseir : The Emerging Hideaway
It is hard to believe that this quiet little town, almost obscured by the rise and fall of the desert wilderness was once a flourishing port where Arab merchants bartered for silk and spices from the Far East. Al Quseir on the Red Sea lies at the end of the shortest route possible from the Nile Valley...Read More...

On the tale of a Dinosaur in Bahariya
Findings from the Pharonic period is no longer big news in Egypt. Recent discoveries in Bahariya is rendering an altogether new and exciting dimension to Egypt. Dating back to well over 65 million years ago the latest find becomes the fifth dinosaur to have been identified in Egypt ...Read More...

The other side of midnight
Anjana Das finds out why there is always so much to do when you are in Cairo. From late night cafes and blockbuster movies, to midnight strolls to the pyramids, it is a city that never sleeps and never lets sleep...Read More...

A short trip to Egypt
Being in Egypt for the last 18 months, I receive a lot of requests from friends asking what they should plan in their itinerary in Egypt. We have been here for ages and manage to do a lot more than an average tourist ...Read More...

The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
The present museum building at Tahrir Square near Downtown Cairo, was built in 1900 in the neo-classical style by the French Architect Marcel Dourgnon ...Read More...

One Day Itinerary for Alexandria
Given the number of visitors I have had in the last 6 months, and most of them wanting to visit Alexandria in a day, this is the itinerary I recommend for them ...Read More...

Bahariya Oasis
We had the most wonderful time in Bahariyya oasis at the end of last winter (end April). Given the weather then and its similarity to the weather now, I think this would be an ideal time for a visit in case anyone is interested ...Read More...