Category Archives: Egypt

Well we know where we’re goin’ But we don’t know where we’ve been And we know what we’re knowin’ But we can’t say what we’ve seen And we’re not little children And we know what we want And the future … Click to view →

If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches on the same tree. – W. B. Yeats Aswan – Egypt 2011 Picture by Joey Cleary

There is an ancient wisdom which says you should never pass on the opportunity to use a toilet… especially in the middle of the desert, I guess! On the road from Cairo to Luxor – Egypt 2011 Picture by Joey … Click to view →

Is that a salesman I see in this ancient carving I found at a temple in Luxor? He looks like he’s trying to flog the very latest high tech cleaning product which you must buy to have your pyramid looking … Click to view →

Time travels at a different speed in the Arab world… Station clock, Cairo Metro – Egypt 2011 Picture by Joey Cleary

President Barack Obama says: “There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times. The people of Egypt have spoken, … Click to view →

More images from the Egyptian Revolution, my holiday in hell… A man shows tear gas and shotgun cartridges he found after clashes between protesters and police / The Ruling Party HQ in flames / Burned out cars and truck on … Click to view →

This picture sums up Egypt for me… a country with a dazzling history which has been converted into a rubbish tip through years of absolute corruption. I hope for the wonderful Egyptian people that I met, that following the current … Click to view →

Was I in paradise or in a country in the process of being torn apart? Sailing in a Felucca on the River Nile near Aswan it certainly felt like the former… Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, Aswan – Egypt 2011 … Click to view →

Protesters at Tahrir Square last week… Tahrir Square, or Liberation Square was a 10 minute walk from my hotel in Cairo. Some days it was safe to go there, other days it was a war-zone. The afternoon I took this … Click to view →

The aftermath of night of extreme violence in Cairo… not the sort of image I expected to be bringing back from my holiday in Egypt! Cairo Unrest – Egypt 2011 Picture by Joey Cleary