Posts tagged Unesco World Heritage
Egypt Travel Guide: 10-Day Itinerary, Tips & Must-See Highlights

Planning a trip to Egypt? Discover the ultimate 10-day Egypt itinerary, travel tips for first-time visitors, what to see, where to shop, and why this bucket list destination is absolutely worth it.

I’ll be honest.

For someone who’s travelled as much as I have, I was a little nervous about Egypt. Maybe it’s the current tensions in the Middle East. Maybe it’s the low-level anxiety so many of us are carrying right now. But whatever it was, I went in cautious.

And left completely blown away.

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Explore, Places I Love, TravelChristina FordEgypt, Cairo, Travel, Travel tips, travel expenses, Bucket List, Pyramid, Sphinx, Georgia Hardy Tours, Giza, Luxor, Karnak Temple, The Soleil Cruise, The Nile, Nile Cruise, Hot-air ballooning, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, King Tutankhamun, Edfu, Kom Ombo Temple, Nubian village, Abu Simbel, Unesco World Heritage, camel, Crocodiles, Mummies, Aswan, Philae Temple, BenBen Hotel, Shopping, tipping culture, Coptic Cairo, Khan El-Khalili Market Comments
The 12 Most Instagrammed Places in Istanbul

Ah, Istanbul. A city where you're just as likely to get run over by a motorcycle on the sidewalk as you are crossing the street. It was my first trip to Turkey, and I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I had visions of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express mixed in with a smattering of Midnight Express. And fortunately for me, it was nothing like the latter. The city's soundtrack is a melody of street vendors barking their wares, a constant "lady, lady, lady", mingled in with the blasting of car horns, all punctuated with the haunting, melodic Call to Prayer five times a day. Istanbul is an exciting mix between ancient and modern. Opulent luxury pushed hard against the hustling assault of markets selling spices, handbags, kababs and rugs.

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Beyond London, Explore, TravelChristina FordIstanbul, Murder on The Orient Express, Midnight Express, Instagram, Most Ingrammed Places in Istanbul, Grand Bazaar, Fodor's Guide, Spice Market, Rugs, hand bag, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Blue Mosque, Unesco World Heritage, Hagia Sophia, Basillica Cistern, James Bond, Dan Brown, Inferno, Ortakoy Mosque, Bosphorus Strait, Kucuksu Palace, Galata Tower, Umbrella Street, Taksim Square, Istiklai Street, Cats of Istanbul Comment