This Week in Travel #63 – TSA’s New Durian Sniffers

This Week in Travel #63 – TSA’s New Durian Sniffers

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download the iPhone app | Download This week’s guest is Paul Lasley of OnTravel.com This [...]

Self-Portrait on a Camel – Aswan, Egypt – Daily Photo

Self-Portrait on a Camel – Aswan, Egypt – Daily Photo

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It is surprisingly difficult to take pictures with one hand while you bounce around on a camel and try to hold on with the other hand. This is as close as I [...]

Unofficial Temple Guide – Edfu, Egypt – Daily Photo

Unofficial Temple Guide – Edfu, Egypt – Daily Photo

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We saw Edfu Temple at night. This is the best preserved of all the temples in Egypt as it lay for years half buried in the sands of the desert. This spectral [...]

6 Words That Don’t Mean The Same Thing in Egypt

6 Words That Don’t Mean The Same Thing in Egypt

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I loved our trip to Egypt. I loved the people and the sites but occasionally things came up where I realized that even when people were speaking to me in English, some [...]

Thumbs Up – Alexandria, Egypt – Daily Photo

Thumbs Up – Alexandria, Egypt – Daily Photo

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I thought I was being so subtle as I took this picture of a date vendor in a street market in Alexandria, Egypt. It was only when I was looking at the [...]

Travel to the West Bank / Palestinian National Authority  – Episode 256

Travel to the West Bank / Palestinian National Authority – Episode 256

The Amateur Traveler talks to Matthew Long from LandLopers.com about his trip to the West Bank or the Palestinian Authority. Mathew did day trips into this emerging state from Jerusalem and tells [...]

Were the People Friendly? – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

Were the People Friendly? – Cairo, Egypt – Daily Photo

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Were the people friendly in Egypt? That is a question I have gotten more than once since arriving home. This picture is my answer. This pair of lovely young ladies were taking [...]

7 Things the Guidebooks Won’t Tell You About Malta

7 Things the Guidebooks Won’t Tell You About Malta

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In most parts of Europe, Malta is known and promoted as a summer holiday destination that enjoys sunny and warm Mediterranean weather. If you dig a little deeper though, and peel back [...]

TSA Parodied by Saturday Night Live (Video)

TSA Parodied by Saturday Night Live (Video)

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Maybe the TSA just needs to change their marketing message as this parody video from Saturday Night Live highlights. One man’s invasive search is another man’s much needed attention.

This Week in Travel #62 – The Power of Granola Compells You!

This Week in Travel #62 – The Power of Granola Compells You!

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download the iPhone app | Download This week’s guest Sean Keaner of BootsNAll.com This week’s [...]