Sultans of Bling
Most people visit Cairo for the Pyramids at Giza, Sakkara and Dashur. Many do it also for the medieval mosques in Islamic Cairo. But Cairo as a shopper’s paradise like […]
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Canter past Patagonian icefields. Sail the tranquil waters of Lake Como in Italy. Sip coffee in a Palestinian village. Listen to the ancient voices of Australia’s Arnhem Land. Climb the mountain paths of northern Albania. Let’s go!
Most people visit Cairo for the Pyramids at Giza, Sakkara and Dashur. Many do it also for the medieval mosques in Islamic Cairo. But Cairo as a shopper’s paradise like […]
It just doesn’t feel like Christmas here in Cairo. No matter how many plump plaster-cast reindeers and glitzy gold Christmas trees in the mall. No matter how many boys selling […]
I had to do it, even though it is the middle of winter. I had to swim in the Dead Sea, then cover myself in a thick black mud and […]
The Dead Sea is 400 meters below sea level, the lowest point on earth. Jordanian wine is actually very palatable. Cheap labour comes from Egyptians. In winter, racing camels are […]
I admit it: I have been avoiding Jordan. After a solid effort schlepping around Egypt’s antiquities, not to mention those of Morocco and Iran, I thought the ancient city of […]
“And this is where Jesus was baptised,” said the guide, pointing at a dry riverbed. The empty creek is an arm of the River Jordan. From our position in the […]
The first time I looked up, properly looked up, in medieval Cairo, I noticed weird wooden towers built on the top of apartment blocks. “What are they?” I asked the […]
It’s an obvious fact that once Cairenes are more than 15km past the outskirts of their town, they must tie a scarf on their heads. Preferably a black-and-white checkered one, […]
“Who goes to Siwa for three days?” a local asked me. Well, me. And my 20 new friends. I could see the Siwan local’s point, though. Siwa is an oasis […]
My ears are still doing that weird void of silence things after an assault in the cinema at Cairo’s glamour mall, City Stars. I know Egypt has only two levels […]
