Le Méridien Cairo Airport is the most amazing airport hotel I have ever stayed at. I like to puzzle with flights to fly cheap in business class and cheap flights from Cairo made me stopover for two nights at Cairo airport. Le Méridien Cairo Airport [read more]
Isn’t that awesome a business class ticket to the far east (Bangkok and others) from Europe for just 350 euro all including? Yes, you do have to fly to Cairo first and that can be done for around 150 euro from Europe. Combine these with [read more]
Egypt is a country with thousands of years of history and most famous for its Pharaohs and pyramids at Giza. It’s part of the Middle East but lies on the African continent. It’s one of those countries I wanted to visit for a long time [read more]
Islamic Cairo consists of several areas in the old city core. I have shared already my experiences at the Citadel. Now I will take you to the Al-Rifai and Sultan Hassan Mosque which are best visited in the morning. Lunch can be taken at one [read more]
Islamic Cairo is not a typical area in Cairo as the name would suggest. The term refers to a few places which together contain the most important Islamic structures in Cairo. To see all of Islamic Cairo you need more as just a day. I [read more]
I spend 10 days in Cairo with my wife and two kids (9, 12 years) last year. Before the trip we were warned about food quality or better the water quality. You would be cursed by the Egyptian Pharaoh’s we were told. Eat and you [read more]
An Alexandria day trip is a long day trip from Cairo but well worth it. Depending on what you like a trip to the Abu Mena UNESCO World Heritage Site is well worth a detour. If you are not into ruins or places like this [read more]
Cairo is a huge city with many districts and it requires several days to see it all. I was in Cairo for 9 days with my family and one day trip we did was to see the Coptic Cairo quarters, the Cairo Tower and the [read more]
In this article I take you to the other side of Cairo. In the morning I set foot on Dahab’s Island in the Nile and after lunch I headed to Cairo Garbage City and the cave church. Two parts of Cairo which are not visited [read more]
Wadi Al-Hitan, also called the Whale Valley, is a desert area where a lot of fossils are found. Wadi Al-Hitan Whale Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and just over 1000 tourists make it to the site every year from Cairo. Read here my [read more]
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