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Transport 2

I get around: ten non-traditional means of transportation

Getting from one place to another always proves to be an interesting and important part of the travel experience. So why not mix it up a little? This week we explore some memorable modes of transportation: planes, trains and automobiles have been excused from the list. (But parachutes, jungle trams and motorbikes made it).

Homestay on Elephantine island

Nubian Nights: homestays and felucas

Before I embarked on the “feluca” (described later on), where I was to eat, sleep and live for the following two days while sailing down the Nile, I had the pleasure of being the guest of a homestay on Elephantine Island. A “homestay” is literally what its name implies: a local family open their doors to you for a very
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