Topic: Luxor

SEEDS SOWN YEARS BEFORE

Newly elected Egyptian ministers held their first parliamentary session this week, almost a year to the day after the start of historic protests in ...
She sang the praises of the god Amun in the 9th century BC - now she lies in a black wooden coffin in the Valley of the Kings.. . According to a...

Radio Guest List - Luxor, Egypt - January 14, 2012

Is now the time to set sail on the Nile? Is Cairo truly safe for tourists? Peter sits down with egyptologists and travel experts to answer all your...

Nile File: Caleche Drivers and Horses in Edfu, Egypt

You know how some places give you a bad vibe? I felt that way about my Nile River cruise stop in Edfu, where caleche drivers have essentially...

Nile File: Aggressive Street Hawkers & Vendors

Before I went to Egypt, I had read about the country's overly aggressive street hawkers. What I didn't realize is that the country's downturn in...
Last week, I wrote about what is happening in Egypt tourism since the Revolution in January 2011, focusing on the Cairo area. After spending the...

Taxi cam catches a crime

0 View Larger Image . Last Friday night a local woman was walking down Polk Street, talking on her cell phone, when, according to the police, a man...
Newlyweds Amerie and Lenny Nicholson showed up at LAX Nightclub inside the Luxor as the R&B songbird hosted the evening's party.. . Amerie...

Moving worlds

0 . . . One of the great pleasures of the annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival - which opened this past weekend at Zellerbach Hall in...
Cocktails, a staple of society as a straight spirit or combo, have evolved to maximize the flavor, aphrodisiac power and overall sensuality of the...