Oceanos – Travel Blog

Seattle is well-known all over the world as significant fish marketplace and as place for various fishing, film and musical events, thus these days plenty of people travel to Seattle. Among the optimum ways to reach Seattle will be car travel. Various automobile problems might occur on the road, and you may need auto repair in Seattle. Undoubtedly, it is not hard to find a first-rate car service in Seattle, but it will be highly recommended for any car driver to get contact info of several auto service stations beforehand.

Windshield repair or replacement will be among the most typical repair works while travelling. Down the page you will find several useful recommendations on damaged windshield care. First of all keep in mind that in most cases damaged car windshield could be fixed without replacing of the entire windshield glass. However don’t believe to people that say that repairing works can make the damage disappear completely. If it happens that windshield has been damaged, immediately contact one of Seattle’s automobile service centers, simply because the weather can increase risks of additional damage of windscreen. Read the rest of this entry »

Kelly Wiglesworth, a new friend and fellow travel addict, shared a wonderful story the other day that perfectly captures one of the road’s enduring lessons. Here’s her tale, which she calls ‘How to Gross Out a Huli Wigman.’ Read the rest of this entry »

Every week I get an email or two that reads something like this: ‘I love to travel, I love to write and I want your job – when are you going to retire?’ Well, no, they don’t go quite that far. But they do say, ‘I want to do just what you do – how did you become a travel writer?’ I’m especially mindful of this question right now, I suppose, because this week I’ll be teaching at the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference, and I expect many of the students will be asking the same thing. So here’s the answer. Read the rest of this entry »

Despite Oceanos sensible advice on how to combat the constant barrage of hawkers, I generally found that many travellers had a very negative view of Egyptians. I must admit that after ten days and only having seen Cairo, Luxor and Aswan I had similar feelings too. The only remedy is to keep very cool. Remember that you’re not in contact with “normal” Egyptians, just those who make a living from tourists so your “relationship” can only be of an economic nature and, if it really gets you down, get out to the oases where the atmosphere is so different.

The traditional ferries across the Nile to the western bank now are replaced by a bridge a mile or two south of the city.

In Cairo if you are visiting the Egyptian Museum I have a tip. As soon as the museum opens you should go straight to the rooms of Tutankhamon. It is a truly magnificent feeling to be all alone with those precious works of art before the crowds arrived. Read the rest of this entry »

As of November 4, 2009, six new archaeological tombs will be on display for visitors of Luxor. The archaeological council has lately been clearing the surroundings of several locations in Luxor, in a serious effort to conserve the antiquities of the region. A budget of more than LE300 million was designated for the transfer of ghetto comminutes at these sites. Four hundred out of a total of 580 families living in the western part of Luxor have already settled in their new homes while plans are underway for the transfer of the remaining families.

Extensive development and restoration projects on the Great Pyramids of Cheops and the Queen’s chamber in Giza will be completed by the end of October 2009. The pyramids was closed since April of this year as part of the maintenance and ventilation scheme for the Pyramid’s lower burial chamber and the leading hallway. The illumination system and the wooden ladders of the Pyramid are also being replaced at this time.

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