Discover Egypt - Sattin Anthony

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Résumé :
The Pyramids of Giza, Siwa Oasis, Luxor Museum - we've selected the most iconic sights and incredible places so you can enjoy the real Egypt with the minimum of fuss. Highlights reveal the must-see attractions and unbeatable experiences . Itineraries make planning your trip simpler than ever . Local experts recommend what not to miss . Easy-to-use maps make getting around simpler than ever.

Biographie:
Anthony Sattin has been travelling around and writing about Egypt and Egyptians for more than twenty years. He has contributed to previous editions of Lonely Planet's Egypt and Discover Egypt, as well as Morocco and Algeria. He also contributes to the Sunday Times and Conde Nast Traveler and presents documentaries for BBC radio. Anthony's highly acclaimed nonfiction includes A Winter on the Nile and Lifting the Veil. Michael Benanav cut his adventure-travelling teeth in Egypt back in 1998, and his experiences were so bizarre he figured he'd better start writing about them. Since then he's authored some highly praised books, including Men of Salt : Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold, about travelling with one of the world's last working camel caravans. He also writes and photographs for the New York Times and other publications. Now that he's a father his Egyptian friends call him Abu Lucas. Jessica Lee escaped small-town New Zealand and high-tailed it for the road at the age of 18, spending much of her 20s traipsing extensively through Asia, Africa and Latin America. She washed up in Egypt in 2004 where she fell in love with the Arabic language and the incredible hospitality of the people. Since 2007 she has lived in the Middle East full-time, mostly based in Cairo, and authored several guidebooks to the region. Zora O'Neill first visited the Big Mango in 1992. She spent the summer clubbing and learned a few verb conjugations. Twenty years on, Zora has earned a Master's degree in Arabic literature and has contributed to more than a dozen guidebooks, including an earlier edition of Lonely Planet's Egypt She writes about food and travel for the New York Times and Conde Nast Traveler, and is working on a book about Arabic language and travel in the Middle East (due out in 2013). She lives in Astoria, Queens, and reads the Al-Said Badawi Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic for fun.