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AWARD
WINNING
BBC
TRAINED
INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL
WRITER
CAROLE
FRENCH
OFFERS
SOME
ADVICE
FOR
GETTING
THE MOST
FROM A
SHORT
BREAK TO
EGYPT.
Carole
French
is an
award-winning
BBC-trained
international
travel
and real
estate
magazine
and
newspaper
editor
and
writer,
guidebook
author
and
press
consultant.
Among
her most
recent
projects
is the
2008
update
of the
DK
Eyewitness
Travel
Guide to
Egypt
for
Dorling
Kindersley
and
writing
Ryanair's
destination
guide to
Egypt.
Carole
has also
completed
the 2008
updates
of the
DK
Eyewitness
Travel
Guide to
Cyprus
and the
DK Top
Ten
Cyprus,
along
with
writing
guides
for
Michelin,
Thomas
Cook, AA
Publishing,
Time Out
and
easyJet.
Her work
appears
in
travel
and real
estate
magazines
and on
speciality
television
channels.
Among
her most
recent
credits
are a GB
Airways'
Med Life
magazine
article
on the
CTO's
Aphrodite
Cultural
Route,
Overseas
Property
TV's
feature
on
living
and
buying
property
in
Cyprus,
an
article
on
Celebs
in
Paphos
for
UK-based
Cyprus
magazine
and the
Paphos
property
market
for
worldwide
magazine
Homes
Overseas.
Carole
also
provides
a press
consultancy
and
editorial
service
to
worldwide
businesses
in the
travel,
real
estate
and
hotel
sectors,
along
with
compiling
hotel
reports
for such
companies
such as
Expedia
and
broadcasting
projects
for
Sky's
Real
Estate
TV.
Visit
www.carolefrench.com
or email
Carole
on info@carolefrench.com.
EGYPT
JUST A
HOP FROM
CYPRUS
OFFERING
A
WONDERFULLY
DIFFERENT
WAY OF
LIFE.
With its
exciting
cities,
the
massive
Nile
river
beside
which
most of
its
population
live and
its
great
expanse
of
desert,
Egypt is
a
country
that
will
captivate
visitors
of any
age. Add
the fact
that its
extraordinary
collections
of
artefacts
from
past
dynasties
and
structures
such as
its
pyramids
and
centuries-old
temples
that
make it
all seem
rather
like a
living
history
lesson
and you
will be
hard
pushed
to tear
yourself
away.
For many
visitors
the
first
glimpse
of this
fascinating
country
is from
a plane
landing
at
Cairo's
international
airport
with the
skyline
of the
city
stretching
out
almost
as far
as the
eye can
see.
Many
stay
awhile,
visiting
Cairo's
great
buildings
such as
the
Egyptian
Museum
that
houses
1,700 or
so items
from the
tomb of
Tutankhamun,
its
mosques
such as
the
Mosque
of al-Azhar
in the
Fatimid
capital
of Al-Qahira,
its
churches
like the
beautiful
Hanging
Church
that
suspends
from two
Roman
gate
towers,
and, of
course,
its
Sphinx
and
Pyramids.
Along
with
experiencing
the
hustle
and
bustle
of
Cairo,
one of
the most
densely
populated
cities
in the
world,
all
these
buildings,
but
especially
the
Sphinx
and
Pyramids,
are
among
the
'must-see'
things
to see
in
Egypt.
But,
like any
country,
Egypt
has
other
cities
and
towns to
explore,
and, for
me,
Luxor
built on
the
banks of
the Nile
is
equally
fascinating,
if not
more so.
It tells
the
story of
a
country
that
dates
back
more
than
five
thousand
years.
Luxor
was the
capital
of Egypt
around
1500-1000BC
and, as
such,
witnessed
the
building
of an
astounding
number
of Royal
palaces
and
important
temples,
which,
because
they
were
built of
sandstone
and
granite,
remain
virtually
intact
to this
day. To
me, they
are jaw-droppingly
beautiful.
The
Luxor
Temple,
which
dates to
the
Amenhotep
III and
Ramses
II
periods,
and
stands
proudly
on the
waterfront
in the
modern
area of
Luxor,
is one
of the
most
popular
visitor
attractions
today.
It
affords
a
display
of
statues
and
artefacts
dating
back
centuries
that
were
found in
local
temples
and
tombs
such as
that of
Tutankhamun.
When in
Luxor
don't
miss the
chance
to
stroll
along
the
Corniche
el-Nil,
stopping
awhile
at the
Luxor
Museum
that
tells
the
story of
the city
and is
approached
by the
famous
avenue
of
sphinxes,
along
with the
fascinating
Mummification
Museum,
before
heading
off to
the
Karnak
district
to see
the
Temple
of Amun
that
comprises
a quite
breathtaking
number
of
temples,
tombs
and
statues.
Stop off
at
Thebes
to see
the
great
Hatshepsut
Temple
and the
Valley
of the
Kings,
along
with the
Valley
of the
Queens,
which
includes
the tomb
of
Nefertari
and is
widely
considered
to be
one of
the most
beautiful
in
Egypt.
For an
excursion
further
afield
head for
Hurghada
or Marsa
Alam on
the Red
Sea
coast
where
superb
deep sea
diving,
boat
trips to
see the
colourful
sea life
and
sailing
is all
part of
daily
life, as
is
dining
on fresh
local
fish
delicacies
in any
one of
the
restaurants
that
line the
seafront.
It's all
part of
the
Egypt
experience.
SHOPPING,
AND MORE
SHOPPING
Luxor is
a
shoppers'
paradise.
Head for
the
bazaars
along
the
coast
road for
local
crafts
like
copper
ware,
rugs,
glass
vases,
handmade
jewellery
and a
plentiful
supply
of herbs
and
spices
such as
the
aromatic
saffron
and
turmeric,
or the
larger
stores
in the
busy
Corniche
el-Nil
for
designer
goods.
Everything
from
fashions
and gems
to
leather
goods
can be
found
here.
Next
issue:
Carole
takes us
further
afield
and
tells us
where's
hot and
what to
avoid in
Dubai!
If you
have any
holiday
pictures
or
stories
please
send
them to
Carole
who will
be
planning
regular
'Holiday
Scene'
features.
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