Julie Paterson of Venues Adventures for Women writes the story of how a Bedouin woman became a trail guide in Sinai Um Yasser, a middle-aged Bedouin woman of the Hamada tribe in South Sinai, was born in a rock house, but spent much of her childhood living in a cave dwelling in the desert, where she and her mother tended their herd of goats. The Bedouins are an old, conservative ethnic group, with laws that govern their behaviour in the … [Read more...]
See Egypt with Leisa McInnes and Pink Lotus Tours
Leisa McInnes started travelling a lot over the last few years and has fallen in love with Egypt. From her base on the Gold Coast in Queensland she has partnered with Egyptologist Tour Guide and a travel wholesaler based in Cairo, and set up Pink Lotus Tours - sharing her passion with other travelers, many of them women. I know it's a country people especially women, are nervous about going to and I have found that by sharing my experience … [Read more...]
Wild Women on the Nile River
Jennifer Haddow, Director, Wild Women Expeditions writes: I have been to Egypt four times over the past two decades, and when I was there a few months ago with our Wild Women Egypt tour, I realized why this place has such a hold on my heart. Ancient legend says that once you have touched the Nile River you are destined to return to Egypt. So when one of the women who joined our Egypt tour this year told me, as she stood smiling in the Nile … [Read more...]
