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Travel & Adventures
Cheap travel is very possible, by taking the time to do some research, one can plan a very nice trip to wherever he or she chooses at a fraction of the most advertised prices. Here are a few tips that might help you enjoy your trip and save you a lot of cash and headache.
Search for a travel agency that doesn't over charge, you can find many of them online. Look for a 3 star hotel, there is no need to rent a room in a five star hotel since most of the time spent will be outdoors visiting. Plan your trip a few months ahead, this will get a you a cheap ticket, a cheap hotel room and plenty of time to shop around for good prices. Only bring a little cash, most countries will accept credit cards and traveler's checks. |
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Here is a quick summary of things to remember
Being along everything you might need. Use traveler's checks or credit cards. |
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Here is a story from a Moomia.com member. Egypt Our trip to Egypt We took our trip to Egypt in 1995, it was during the summer (Egypt is extremely hot during the summer). Egypt is situated on the Mediterranean to the north and the Red Sea to the east. Most cities are situated near the Nile river since the remainder of the country is mostly desert. Yet this desert is visited by millions of tourists yearly, I'll get into that later.
The people Egyptians are very friendly people, they smile most of the time and seem to enjoy themselves no matter what they're doing. Even the poor and unfortunate ones seem to be smiling, some say it's to forget their bad financial situation.
Egyptians are very proud of what their country has accomplished so far. However most of them have little or no knowledge of their ancient history. It seems that foreigners and local archeologist are mostly interested in the old and ancient Egypt.
The language is Arabic mixed with a local dialect. People of middle and upper class speak 2 or 3 foreign languages (English, French and Italian).
Hotels You can choose to stay in a small and inexpensive hotel or 4 or 5 star International hotels, like the Hilton, Sheraton and others. Adventurers (like myself) will choose to stay in a small hotel. I spent most of the time outside the hotel, so I didn't see the point in spending a lot money on it. With the money I saved, I ended up buying many presents for myself, family and friends.
The Pyramids The pyramids of Egypt are simply amazing! Pictures or movies don't do them justice, you HAVE to see them. These things are HUGE! Made up of very large shaped rocks, only then did I understand why archeologist can't seem to agree on how they were built. One cannot imagine how man can built such things without any electro-mechanical power. There are three main pyramids, I say main because there are others that were started but never finished. The best time to view the pyramids is right before sunset right until dusk. They also have light shows in the evenings.
The weather The weather was very hot! Daily temperatures were up in the 90s (Fahrenheit) make sure you bring light clothes, however you may choose to buy yourself some clothes there, it is very cheap and Egyptian cotton is famous worldwide.
Conclusion Would I recommend it? Yes! Egypt is definitely worth the trip. Millions of tourists can't be wrong. Did you know that 50% of all archeological findings are in Egypt?!!! |
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