BikeAbout the Mediterranean: Egypt

BikeAbout-the Mediterranean was a nine-month, 11,000-kilometer circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea... by bicycle. The BikeAbout team visited Egypt from November 16, 1997 to December 5, 1997. To read about what happened, see any of the following trip dispatches:

November 16-17, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: kushari (food), arrival in Egypt/Cairo, border crossing, rules of the road
November 18-19, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: bargaining, numbers, antiquities, Egyptian Museum, King Tut, terrorism, rules of the road
November 21, 1997, Giza, Egypt: Topics: fatta (food), Seven Wonders of the World, building Pyramids, history, Pharaohs, ancient religion, antiquities, daily life
November 22, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: Mohammed, Islam, daily life, Citadel, mamluks, HISTORY, architecture, Pyramids, Ibn Tulun Mosque
November 23, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: babganooj (food), Living Cemetery, Fortress of Babylon, Nile River, religious sites, architecture
November 24-25, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: dolma (food), cultural exchange, schools
November 26, 1997, Saqqara, Egypt: Topics: Imhotep, Step Pyramid, Zoser, Old Kingdom, Memphis, Dahshur pyramids, Pharaoh
November 28, 1997, Alexandria, Egypt: Topics: bicycle safety, water, Nile River, Nile Delta, rules of the road, water pumps, agriculture, Persian wheel
November 30, 1997, Alexandria, Egypt: Topics: Alexander the Great, history, Greek and Egyptian antiquities, black market, Pharos, Fort Qait Bay
December 1-2, 1997, Zagazig & Ismailia, Egypt: Topics: Nile River, taxis, train travel, rules of the road, environment
December 3-4, 1997, Qantara, Egypt: Topics: balille (food), Egyptian police, Suez Canal, HISTORY, Ismailia
December 5-6, 1997, Al-Arish, Egypt: Topics: Sinai Peninsula, Suez Canal, HISTORY, environment, "bonking" (bike term)

In addition to reading these dispatches, we encourage you to visit these resources:

BikeAbout Egypt Scrapbook: Photos and sounds gathered by the BikeAbout team; maps of Egyptian coast.
About Egypt: Basic facts about Egypt's government, economy, and people; links to other sources of information on the 'Net. Compiled by BikeAbout.


Itinerary/ Journal	Discussions	Resource Library	eDscape Projects	Scrapbook

Internet access while in Egypt was provided by InTouch Communications Services.