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TheIntroverTraveler.com
THE SUBLIME AND THE HORRID
A politically incorrect blog about travel, diving, art, photography, food, books and other things that make life wonderful (or terrible). Cool photos, some bad videos and a lot of presumptuous and inconclusive words.


Uber, Cairo, and the Scams.
Uber, Cairo, and the Scams. A few essential tips to move around the Egyptian capital without getting ripped off.
The Introvert Traveler
Oct 292 min read
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The Pyramids of Giza: The Geometry of Time
Discover the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx as you’ve never seen them: history, construction, mysteries, and the real experience before eternity in stone.
The Introvert Traveler
Oct 822 min read
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CAC Lounge, Cairo Airport. A shoddy lounge, on par with one of the worst airports in the world.
CAC Lounge at Cairo Airport, a disappointing lounge for a dreadful airport
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 272 min read
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Cairo's new Grand Egyptian museum (GEM): a colossus still waiting for a soul
The brand-new GEM Museum in Cairo; architectural splendor and a still incomplete collection.
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 245 min read
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Ahmed and the Cairene Bebop. A Tribute to Stefano Benni.
A few days after I returned from Cairo, Stefano Benni passed away—a curious coincidence, because as I was venturing through the Cairene traffic in a taxi I was thinking of him: in La Compagnia dei Celestini he likened his bunkmates’ nocturnal farts to long oboe notes, while I was mentally likening the taxi drivers’ horn improvisations to a bebop concert. So here is my homage to Cairo’s traffic and its taxi drivers in the style of Stefano Benni—may the Luisona rest lightly upo
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 215 min read
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Street Photography in Egypt
Street Photography in Egypt
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 180 min read
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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square: Wonders and Inadequacies
Scopri la storia e i capolavori del Museo Egizio di Piazza Tahrir al Cairo: dal tesoro di Tutankhamon alla sua eredità , tra gloria e decadenza.
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 1616 min read
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The Thistlegorm: The Story of a Ship, Its Tragic Fate, and the World's Most Famous Shipwreck
Thistlegorm: an advanced wreck dive at 30 meters. Penetrations, currents, nitrox — everything you need to plan your dive.
The Introvert Traveler
Aug 99 min read
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Diving liveaboard in the Red Sea: A Complete Beginner’s Guide (Best Sites, Seasons & Tips). Get ready to pack your wetsuit!
Discover the Red Sea’s best dive sites for beginners: from the Thistlegorm to BDE and liveaboards. Seasons, marine life, and essential diving tips.
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 10, 20248 min read
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Diving at Daedalus reef or Ode to the hammerhead shark
Ode to the hammerhead shark
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 5, 20246 min read
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Diving at Brothers Islands, Red Sea
Or, 3, 2, 1, happiness
The Introvert Traveler
Aug 9, 20245 min read
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First day of liveaboard in the Red Sea
Or, the adventure begins
The Introvert Traveler
Aug 8, 20245 min read
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First dive in the Red Sea
A dive in El Fanadir, Red Sea, Egypt
The Introvert Traveler
Aug 6, 20243 min read
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Two dives in Hurghada, Egypt
First time diving in the Red Sea
The Introvert Traveler
Aug 4, 20244 min read
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Serialized Story of Two Diving Trips in the Egyptian Red Sea
The beginning of a one week long diving liveaboard in the Red Sea
The Introvert Traveler
Aug 4, 20246 min read
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