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Where To Go Instead: 9 Famous Places and their Better Alternatives

by Chris | Sep 14, 2016 | Ecuador, Egypt, Seoul, Spain, Tunisia |

Some well-known places are genuinely wonderful. Some just have a good marketing team. Here are nine lesser-known places to check out and have a better time for less money or hassle. Go on, admit it – part of the reason you might travel to a place is to say...

28 Protips for Traveling Around Cairo, Egypt

by Chris | Sep 7, 2015 | Africa, Egypt, Tips |

Cairo held a lot of intrigue, being our first African city and also the very first leg of our recent epic Europe trip. It’s going to take some time to get to all the major cities we spent some major time in, so enjoy this opening Protips post. In general Learn...

Cairo: a photo essay

by Chris | May 4, 2015 | Egypt, Random pictures |

Cairo is such a colorful city that it seems almost criminal not to share these with the world. I’ve categorized it as a random pictures post since it shows lots of shots that won’t make it into other posts. Gad is one excellent reason to come to Cairo...

Destination: the Egyptologist museum where a Bond movie was made

by Chris | May 1, 2015 | Egypt, Places, Quirky, Weird |

Whether you’re fans of Egypt, the famous James Bond franchise, or just want to take in an offbeat attraction, the Gayer-Anderson Museum has a bit of it all. As a bonus, the Mosque of Ibn Talun (no, that’s not a typo) is right next door, but keep reading...

On the Pyramid Syndrome, and Why They’re Still Worth Checking Out

by Chris | Apr 27, 2015 | Egypt, Places, Unique | 1 comment

Most travelers have heard of the Paris Syndrome: the mental breakdown a small number of people suffer from after realizing a place isn’t what they expected. The Wikipedia page offers a few reasons for this: the language barriers, the cultural differences, the...

Destination: Museum of Egyptian Antiquities – the iconic Egyptian museum – Cairo, Egypt

by Chris | Apr 24, 2015 | Africa, Egypt, Quirky |

If you’ve been following our trip, you’ve seen the warning about how blog posts will be a few weeks (or more) behind our visit. While it won’t matter as much for posterity’s sake, do take a moment to follow the story on Facebook, Twitter, and...