The lovely Sabah
Here’s Sabah, my cleaning lady. She does her washing at my apartment and waits for it to dry, watching TV and drinking tea, apparently. I think she also washes my […]
NOTEBOOK
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!
Stop Press!
I have an apartment *victory dance*! The trawl through Cairo’s dirty streets has been long and arduous, especially when today I got shown the same apartment, TWICE. In fact, I […]
Horsing Around the Pyramids
I don’t gallop, I tell Mido. Ok, he says soothingly. We pass through the gate and into the pyramids, and it’s a full five minutes before he whacks my little […]
treading on camel toes
This morning, Juan and I went to the Birqash camel market, about 45km out of Cairo. We did a very good deal with a smooth-talking guide with car, Tarek, who […]
juicy…mangoes
Well, you can tell I’m back on form tonight if I’m thinking of food. As Egyptians often are. They breakfast last, lunch later and dinner – a light snack – […]
Pale and uninteresting
It was a poor food decision that’s seen me locked in my room today, feeling wan and looking disgusting. I think I’m over the worst of it, but still fragile. […]
Apartment grief
I saw another couple of apartments today, here in Downtown. These ones work out to about $125/week before I start haggling, which is the same as what I pay at […]
Belly dancing on the Nile: the ultimate cliche?
Tonight, I teamed up with John and Mohommad again to discover new ahwas (cafes) and brought along Juan, a Spaniard who’s also staying at this pension. I love the carte […]
One-legged bar hop
Continuing the saga of delving deep into the seamy side of Downtown Cairo, last night I went for a beer with my new friends John, a Londoner, and his mate […]