Tag Archives: Egypt

Chasing Mummies With a Crazy Egyptian

If you haven’t tuned into Chasing Mummies on the History Channel, you haven’t experienced ancient Egyptian history. I know, I know it’s a History Channel reality show following the adventures of the very, shall we say, “energetic” Dr. Zahi Hawass. And … Continue reading

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Finally, the Pyramids

The anticipation is killing me. You can’t be in Cairo without seeing the pyramids and this morning we drive out of Zamalek at 7 a.m. excited by both the cool weather and chance to see the triangle mountains in the … Continue reading

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The Sphinx is Smiling

A trip to the Cairo museum offers a dose of healthy tourism. You can spot the Americans by their size, the Asians by their umbrellas, and the Australians by their muscle shirts and exposed chests–one man was walking around the antiquities … Continue reading

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Cairo, Kushari and Khan el-Khalili

Kushari at Abou Tarek in Cairo a warm working man’s dinner of lentils, pasta, rice and garbanzo beans with red spice sauce and vinegar helps cut the heat of a three minute cab ride in Cairo doubled by traffic and … Continue reading

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