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Alexandria
If you read my post about my volunteering opportunity, you should already know that between trips I stayed in Alexandria. It was my home for five weeks. It was the place where I would come to get some proper sleep and wash my clothes in between travels. I was sharing an apartment with two other Tunisian girls, also on AIESEC projects. The accommodation was actually quite nice and was located in a 20 story building in the Miami district. I would only spend a few days a week in Alexandria so I didn’t get to know the city all that well. However, I did see the main attractions and I…
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Egypt Do’s & Don’ts
Is Egypt safe? You may wonder, and specially for a female solo traveler. I say solo because, even though I went there through AIESEC and kept in touch with the people from the organization during my stay, it kind of felt I was on my own. So, to answer that question, I am going to say YES. However, I suffered a culture shock as soon as I arrived in Alexandria. Moreover, being my first time in Egypt, or any Arabic country for that matter, I had quite a few preconceptions about it. But even if some of it is true, my experience was actually better, and I felt safer, than…
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Siwa Oasis
As part of the my project (see here how I applied), me and the other participants were supposed to visit eight cities of Egypt. Siwa Oasis, a very small community near the border of Libya, was not one of them. After searching on the internet about the place, I decided to go. However, I had to pay an additional fee of 1800 EGP (100 euros). I am so glad I did that though because it was totally worth it. And I am going to tell you exactly why. Siwa’s Salt Lakes After spending the entire night on the bus to Siwa, we arrived in the village just in time for…
