One random day in 2010 I ended up in Suez unexpectedly and had a wonderful day getting to know this new city. A couple of months later I ended up writing this article about it during my time in Tour Egypt. Read full article here.
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Suez: A perfect day trip for seafood lovers and history enthusiasts
October 21st, 2011 
Rowan El Shimi Cairo: Live it like a local
October 21st, 2011 Rowan El Shimi In this article for Tour Egypt, I was giving travel advice to Cairo visitors who wish to do something alternative to visiting the pyramids and taking a stroll in Khan El Khalili. Full article here.
Tour Egypt makes a sphinx bed for Extreme Makeover
October 21st, 2011 Rowan El Shimi An article and some video editing I did for Tour Egypt about an initiative they took to ship a sphinx bed for a little boy in the US for the show extreme makeover. For full article and video click here.
Characters of Egypt – Connecting tribes from all around
October 21st, 2011 Rowan El Shimi Characters of Egypt is a festival that unites Egyptian tribes from all over the country together for 3 days in a celebration of cultural diversity and environmental awareness. This article I wrote about my experience volunteering in Characters of Egypt 2010 while I was working at Tour Egypt’s travel website. For full article click here.
Posted in Published Articles, Tour Egypt 
Tags: Bedouin, Characters of Egypt, Desert, Egypt, Travel, Tribes 
No Comments »Qulaan Islands: Paradise in the Deep South
October 21st, 2011 Rowan El Shimi This article I wrote while I was working for Tour Egypt’s travel website about the Qulaan Islands in Wadi El Gemal Protectorate in the south of Egypt. For full article click here.
Posted in Published Articles, Tour Egypt Tags: Beach, Egypt, Qulaan, Travel, Wadi El Gemal 2 Comments »Farafra: Photos, words and love from the Oasis
October 19th, 2011 Rowan El Shimi One of the Oasis in the western desert of Egypt, Farafra is one of the smaller ones with just about a 7,000 person population. It’s right next to the White Desert and has beautiful sights and the best people in the world. I’ve had the pleasure of spending time there traveling and working on a [...]
Posted in Cities & Towns, Photography, Published Articles, Tour Egypt Tags: Egypt, Farafra, Oasis, Travel, Western Desert 1 Comment »
