This is a guest post by Dee Nowak, of the travel blog Vanilla Papers. Dee lives in Cairo and writes about slow travel and simple living. Did you ever get excited about a souvenir at an exotic market only to come home and watch it gather dust? I love how souvenirs can conjure up memories […]
How safety in Egypt is like? Is Egypt safe? Is it safe to travel to Egypt in 2019, 2018,…, 2011? Is Egypt safe to visit? Is Cairo, Alexandria, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Dahab, Sharm El-Sheikh, Abu Simbel safe? Is it safe to walk around Cairo? Is Egypt safe for women, families, toddlers, kids? You name it! […]
So yesterday marked the start of the Holy month of Ramadan -the Muslim fasting month-, I am sure that many non-muslims have so many questions & concerns regarding Ramadan in Egypt, and if one should or should not travel to a Muslim country during Ramadan, so I am here to answer as many as I […]
After visiting Cairo, ticking-off some bucket-list items; the Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities & the old souq of Khan El-Khalili, eating at every freaking local restaurant, food stall, or cart, trying all recommended dishes & drinks; from foul, koshary, molokheya, and stuffed pigeons, to hibiscus juice, sahlab (known in […]
