I found Europe in Montazah Gardens Alexandria. Well, almost. Over the years Montaza Gardens’ enormous 370-acre landscape has slowly deteriorated with a lack of maintenance in some areas. Even so, most of the gardens are still as beautiful as it must have been when the royal families of Egypt spent the summer vacation there, King …
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The gorgeous view above is in Egypt. In my proverbial backyard, I can discover and enjoy the most amazing places without having to travel oceans away. This is the beauty of Egypt. And I found all of this in the beautiful El Gouna. Just an hour’s drive from Hurghada Airport, I was enthralled by the …
As soon as school’s out for the summer, Egyptian middle-class families perform a mass migration towards the Mediterranean north coast known as Sahel El Shamali or El Sahel. Located north-west of Alexandria and a 3-4 hour drive from Cairo, over the years resorts around the North Coast have increased dramatically, with many Egyptians dreaming of …
There are many private beaches sprawled across Egypt’s second largest coastal city Alexandria, either completely free or with a low-cost entrance fee. But only a few exclusive beaches offer the luxury of not forcing beach-goers to sit tightly crammed together like sardines along a small stretch of sand. One exclusively private beach which was quite …