Gayer Anderson Museum: an enchanting house of secrets, the erstwhile Beit Al-Keritleya (house of the Cretan lady), the resting place of Noah’s Ark rested after ...
This obscure offbeat gem is located on Roda Island, one of the many islands on the Nile. Though overlooked by most Cairo visitors, Manial Palace offers some of ...
The Coptic museum of Cairo is one of the city's least-known attractions and it is one of its best. Founded in 1908, it showcases an incredible array of Coptic a...
The old Coptic Quarter is the original home of the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of the Egyptian Christians, one of the world's oldest Christian ...
Sharia Khayamiya is on off-the-beaten tourist track in Cairo. Although it lies in the historic Islamic Cairo district, few wide-eyed wanderers venture there. Th...
The Sultan Al-Mu'ayyad mosque is one of the less-visited mosques in Old Cairo. It is also one of the most imposing. The mosque reminded one of the great Mamluk ...
During my entire stay in Egypt, I indulged in Egyptian food. I loved everything about it: the variety, the taste, the balance of meat-based dishes with wholesom...
Dahab street art represents local life. An easy-going Red Sea coast town, Dahab is known for diving, Bedouin locals, laidback nature, and chilled-out vibes. Hen...
Finding the beautiful Fayyoum street art was as unexpected as it was delightful. Why? You see it is simple. As humans, most of the time we have the knack of jud...
Recently someone commented on a social media site, that street art reflects the mentality of the people of a place. It cannot get truer than that. While I was l...