Inspirations

This is a guest post by Dee Nowak, of the travel blog Vanilla Papers. Dee lives in Cairo and writes about slow travel and simple living.  Did you ever get excited about a souvenir at an exotic market only to come

After visiting Cairo, ticking-off some bucket-list items; the Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities & the old souq of Khan El-Khalili, eating at every freaking local restaurant, food stall, or cart, trying all recommended dishes

Pet owners out there know the struggle all too well. You've been dreaming up the perfect vacation for a while, you're all ready to book, you can't wait to travel

Trend-setters, Influencers, and Ambassadors While Part One of our two-part, smashing stereotype series highlights women in Egypt playing a major role in the burgeoning field of adventure-travel, the women featured in part two are involved in a much wider range of

A Tale of Two Cousins My 21-year-old cousin recently contacted me, asking for advice. She'd been hoping to travel to Egypt for a couple weeks over the winter holidays, and wanted some ideas of things to do and places to stay in

Yes, we know there are some of you out there still hoping and praying for spring to arrive, with its sunshine and warm weather. But here in Egypt, the beautiful, balmy weather is already upon us, and Spring Fever has

Some like to experience the desert riding a 4x4, others would enjoy it effortlessly on the back of a camel, but as we both are hikers; we believe that the best way is to walk it on foot, to connect with

A myriad of reasons draw people from all over the world to Egypt. For some, the reasons are spiritual ones. Though often overshadowed by Egypt's other claims to fame (I'm looking at you, pyramids), Egypt's religious pilgrimage sights are an