Food
What Not to Eat in Egypt: Koshari.
The dreaded Koshari: the monumental collective prank Egypt played on the world
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The Valley of the Kings (Egypt): The Secret City of the Dead
Sixty-three tombs cut into the Theban rock. Seti I, Tutankhamun, the broken sarcophagus of Ramesses. The Valley of the Kings, reviewed without...
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The Temple of Hatshepsut: Power, Stone, and a Massacre
The Temple of Hatshepsut rises in three colonnaded terraces against the Theban cliffs, a monument to Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh and...
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The Temple of Karnak: The City the Gods Built
Karnak is not one temple but an entire city built by the gods: explore 2,000 years of pharaonic ambition across the largest...
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Istanbul Travel Guide: 3 Empires, 17 Centuries, 21 Stops
Istanbul travel guide. Istanbul explained without clichés, or Instagram fantasies. What actually deserves your time, where to eat, and how to survive...
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The Temple of Abu Simbel: Monumentality and Awe
Abu Simbel explained — Ramses II, Nubia, divine kingship, monumental rock-cut temples, and the extraordinary UNESCO engineering feat that saved them from...
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Uber, Cairo, and the Scams.
In Cairo, many taxi drivers use Uber as bait: they accept the ride and then demand inflated cash payments with absurd excuses....
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The Pyramids of Giza: The Geometry of Time
Plan your visit to the Pyramids of Giza: construction history, architectural geometry, practical tips, and an honest account of what the experience...
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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
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Cairo’s new Grand Egyptian museum (GEM): a colossus still waiting for a soul
The brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo; architectural grandeur and a still incomplete collection.