I have not met anyone who did not like Dahab. Literally meaning “gold” in Arabic, Dahab can be best described as the "Goa of Egypt". Though I usually hate descr...
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...
Living in Cairo is like being surrounded by antiquity all the time. Ancient and medieval monuments dot every niche of this great city and thousands of minarets ...
I heard the strains of music accompanying Tanoura dance even before I saw the show. It while walking down the maze of timeless narrow lanes of Islamic Cairo, th...
This year I was lucky enough to be invited to a couple of family Iftar gatherings in Cairo and was introduced to the special Ramadan dishes. A major Ramadan foo...
One of my besties was over in Cairo recently and her visit coincided with the holy month of Ramadan. A Franco-Geman with Moroccan roots, she loves traditional A...
The old Coptic Cairo is the original home of the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of the Egyptian Christians. one of the worlds oldest Christian den...
Traveling and exploring new places can often be a mixed bag. It is not always roses, wine, and pretty pictures. Sometimes, you stumble upon places or face exper...
Recently Tarek and I have been discovering our new home city together. Being camera happy, we took endless pictures of the street life and came to the conclusio...
Spring in Cairo lasts briefly. Just a few days back, I saw the Palash trees decked up like brides in bold red flowers. In fact, they painted the Nile nearly red...
