Category Archives: Egypt
Things We Learned and Liked-Egypt
For General Middle East Information, please refer to this post. Things we learned: Currency: Pounds (5.5 Egyptian Pounds=$1 USD) Cities Visited: Cairo, Luxor, St. Katherine It is well worth it to visit Old Cairo behind the subway station at the … Continue reading
Egyptian Wedding
As soon as we arrived to Cairo, our Couchsurfing guides, Mohey and Mahmoud, invited us and our host, Dawn, to the wedding of Mahmoud’s cousin. We had not quite recovered from our flight from South Africa to Cairo, but we … Continue reading
Finding Magic in Egyptian Cities
Somewhere in the middle of the chaotic city of Cairo lies a series of side streets and dusty alleyways known as “Old Cairo“. Although located right behind the busy subway stop to the tourist frequented Coptic museum, one would never … Continue reading