Introducing Muizz Street in Cairo and its importance is no easy feat, but I will try. Living in Cairo is like being surrounded by antiquity all the time. ...
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 ...
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 ...
The colours of the Sinai are harsh. They are stony, immobile, and seemingly too arid to support any life. All around you are only granite rock faces in tawny hu...
I woke up shivering and looked around with bleary eyes. It had been a rough night. Sand had crept into every crevice and even the insides of my ears were filled...
Upon moving onward from Bahariya Oasis, you can see a noticeable change in the colour of the surrounding desert. This change starts approximately 50km south of ...
Unlike its neighbour the surreal White Desert, the Black Desert is more sedate. Stark in golden yellow sand topped with volcanic glistening black pebbles, the B...