An Egyptian Woman’s Guide to Solo Travel
Originally published on Safareya in May 2019. Click here for the Arabic version. I remember the first time I stepped into Cairo’s airport alone while heading abroad. I have been
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Discovering History: Egypt’s Early Settlers and Prehistoric Carvings
Originally published in Business Monthly January 2019 issue. Listening to Mark Eliyahu’s music around a campfire, under a blanket of stars, I couldn’t help but smile. I was surrounded by
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On the Hunt for Egypt’s Forgotten Cities
Originally published on Safareya Standing with a group of strangers waiting for my turn to use what we were told is the only functioning bathroom in 300 kilometers, when our
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Escaping to a Nubian Era in Egypt’s Southern Oasis
Originally posted on Outpost “You pour a little bit, taste it, and then you add sugar,” explained Oshari, the groundskeeper at Anakato, the Nubian hotel I just arrived at. The
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Traveling to the Halayeb Triangle
Originally posted on Outpost As I listened to Pentatonix’s cover of “Run to You,” watching light posts pass by at a monotonous rhythm in the middle of the night in a
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Egypt’s Baris
Originally published in Business Monthly‘s April 2019 issue. “Well, isn’t this why we are going?” I tell my frustrated friend as I scan the menu for the largest caffeine dose
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Cleaning up Seyal Island
Originally published in Business Monthly‘s June 2018 issue. The article is a continuation of Swimming with Dolphins. After a magical experience with the dolphins, we sailed northwest to begin a whole
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Swimming with Dolphins
Originally published in Business Monthly‘s June 2018 issue. Thinking about travel in Egypt rarely does the image of dolphins come to mind, especially for us locals. We grew up being
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The Road to Djara Cave
Originally published in Business Monthly‘s August 2018 issue. My mobile was ringing for the third time, after all, I was just back from an exhausting camping trip in Sinai and
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Exploring the Hidden Treasures of Al Minya, Egypt
Originally posted on Outpost in August 2017. Many visitors to Egypt explore the enchanting beaches of Sinai, the history of Luxor or the vastness of the Western Desert; however, the true
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