Fayoum And Its Beauty
This March I had the opportunity to experience the magical Fayoum Oasis, it is somewhere I have wanted to travel to for years but until...
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Search through our blog to discover traditional Egyptian recipes, learn about life on the farm and all the wonderful animals we have living with us. We'll share with you all the local wildlife and update you on the progress of our new rescue horses.
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lesley hammam
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Mashi Stuffed Vegetables
Once of the most favoured dishes during the feast season is the stuffed vegetables. This dish can be for meat eaters or vegetarian all...
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lesley hammam
- Mar 19, 2022
- 2 min
Arabic Lesson two!
Here is lesson two with a repeat of our previous lesson Enjoy x Welcome ahlan wa sahlan أهلاً و سهلاً Hello General greeting ...
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lesley hammam
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
Shopping In Arabic!
One useful thing to learn when visiting any country has to be how to buy products from the supermarket or market! Just having the basics...
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lesley hammam
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Red & White Monasterys Of Sohag
The Red Monastery is located 21 kilometers west of Sohag province. It is considered one of the most important monasteries established...
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lesley hammam
- Jan 25, 2022
- 4 min
8 facts about hieroglyphics
Next to the pyramids, the Sphinx and mummies, one of the most intriguing discoveries from ancient Egyptian civilization is a form of...
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lesley hammam
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
Tombs Of Al-Hawaish
Al-Hawaish is located in the govenerate of Sohag located 255km North of Luxor. Al-Hawawish Cemetery is considered one of the most...
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lesley hammam
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Arabic Alphabet
Arabic abjad, is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing Arabic. It is written from right to left in a cursive style and includes...
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lesley hammam
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Arabic Numbers
One might be interested to know that, although you will have to learn a new set of Arabic numerals, you actually already know a set of...
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lesley hammam
- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Egyptian Arabic Phrases
When travelling it is always useful to learn some important phrases of the local language. Some times especially with Arabic there are...
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lesley hammam
- Sep 9, 2021
- 5 min
Freedom
Freedoms story in the words of his rescuer Meaghan THE BEGINNING ..... The Day we met Freedom ... He was standing on the street in a pool...
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lesley hammam
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
Egyptian Sun Bread
Aysh Shems or know in English as Egyptian Sun Bread has been part of the Egyptian diet since the time of the pharaohs we can often see...
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lesley hammam
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
Koushari Egyptian Street Food
Koushari is an Egyptian street food brought which we started being sold on the streets of Cairo in the early 19th Century. It has...
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lesley hammam
- Feb 27, 2021
- 2 min
You Think You Know Horses But!
One thing I have learned quite quickly living in Egypt is that I took a lot of things for granted back home! I have had horses all my...
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lesley hammam
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Egyptian Tahmayia aka Felafal
Tahmayia (felafal) is a famous Egyptian street food eaten at breakfast. mot can be eaten on its own in a sand or alongside other...
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lesley hammam
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Our Egyptian Life!
Since we started the farm 4 years ago we have come across a lot of highs and lows, having to navigate a completely different way of...