I am, but need a substantial cash inflow before I can afford one of these three fabulous West Africa Cruises. Just because I can’t take one doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t hear about it and, hopefully, have the resources to go. Judging by my travel magazines, offering a plethora of hotels beginning at $1,000 a [...]
“Travel Tips & Advice on Africa”
Are you Interested in a Luxury Cruise?
May 11th, 2012 
Sheila Simkin 
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What are YOU waiting for? Visit Egypt NOW!
March 8th, 2012 Sheila Simkin It’s no secret that since the Egyptian Revolution tourists have been avoiding Egypt like the plague. Media accounts lead people to believe Egyptians are targeting tourists in preparation for a wholesale massacre, and unsafe to visit. As long as you are not planning to participate in demonstrations, Egypt is completely safe. ex-Marine (husband, Steve) and [...]
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Unknown Areas of Ethiopia
January 19th, 2012 Sheila Simkin Steve and I visited Ethiopia three years ago, traveling from North to South and thought, “Been there, done it.” How shortsighted! There’s always something new to discover wherever a person travels. We just returned from “Unknown and Rarely Visited” areas of Ethiopia (perhaps 200+ Westerners a year come) that included: the ancient, walled city of [...]
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Egypt Information and Trivia
February 21st, 2011 Sheila Simkin Egypt Information – – Cairo is Egypt’s largest city with a population of 22 million; Alexandria 17 million; Aswan, 12 million. – Cairo has 5 million cars. Chinese Esperanza cars are most commonly driven in Egypt because they are the most affordable. The traffic situation in Cairo and Alexandria would be enough to give anyone [...]
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What You Need to Know About The Cairo Airport
February 20th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Today…or is it tonight…or is it morning…would begin a journey from Egyptian Antiquity to Chicago. It’s difficult to find a more ungodly hour for international planes to depart than 4:40 a.m. and left with only two choices. Do you pay for an extra hotel night (otherwise you’ll be thrown out of the room at noon) [...]
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Hindsight is 20/20 in Egypt
February 19th, 2011 Sheila Simkin A previous trip to Cairo in 1989 with three days to explore plus two days now still didn’t allow enough time to finish up the itinerary and visit the Nilometer. Just ran out of time. A week just in Cairo would not be enough. I’d suggest spending several days before beginning your Egypt tour and [...]
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Which Cairo Day Tours to pick? Possibilities and Suggestions
February 18th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Let’s break the into infinity amount of Cairo area Day Tours down and show what tour operators recommend and what Travels With Sheila thinks depending on your time constraints and interests. The “don’t misses” are in bold – – The Giza Pyramids and Sphinx (half day) – Memphis & Sakkara (half day) – Egyptian Museum [...]
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What To Know About Food and Health in Egypt
February 17th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Unfortunately, the majority of restaurants that we ate at in Egypt were “tourist restaurants,” even in the desert. It is very difficult to get off the beaten path unless you are traveling on your own and even then, you’ll probably discover the restaurants/cafes are serving the exact same menu. At least we thought it was [...]
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Try to Visit Bab Zuwayla/Zuweila Medieval Gate, Cairo, Egypt
February 16th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Cairo was once a Fatimid city known as “Al-Qahira” and walled with many gates. Only three ancient gates still stand and the second-to-last sightseeing today was a visit to Bab Zuwayla, built in 1092. Bab Zuwayla is one of Cairo’s major landmarks and the last remaining southern gate from the 11th and 12 century. Bab [...]
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The Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad in Old Cairo, Egypt
February 15th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Guide, Ahmed led us down the street in Old Cairo heading to Bab Zuweyla narrowly being run down by horse-drawn carts, men carrying heavy loads on backs and head, and vehicles making their way through this one narrow street. I thought we were heading into the entrance of Bab Zuweyla and was surprised when he [...]
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