Amr El Beleidy

Eid destinations: One-day getaway to the valleys of Fayoum
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Eid destinations: One-day getaway to the valleys of Fayoum

Close enough for a day trip and boasting beautiful natural scenery, Fayoum's Wadi al-Rayan natural protectorate is an increasingly popular…
Why do we travel? To discover what we cannot leave
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Why do we travel? To discover what we cannot leave

Strolling through a London park, a casual conversation with a friend became the catalyst for a longstanding search for the…
Jabana: Patience in a cup of coffee
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Jabana: Patience in a cup of coffee

As far as they can remember, their grandfathers and great-grandfathers have been drinking jabana, a type of coffee that evolved…
Saying farewell to the south
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Saying farewell to the south

We did not want to wake up that morning. We knew it was our last in Shalateen, and we would…
Swords, shields and a whip: A Beja wedding night
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Swords, shields and a whip: A Beja wedding night

We stood under the harsh sun waiting for our turn at the workshop. One of our tires was flat. We…
Shalateen: The hunt for truths in a far-off town
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Shalateen: The hunt for truths in a far-off town

The air was thick inside the small apartment as a rusty ceiling fan revolved sluggishly. We were at our hosts'…
Shalateen: The long drive down
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Shalateen: The long drive down

Getting ready for the 12-hour drive from Cairo to the Halayeb triangle is not an easy task, namely because it…
Shalateen: Growing up between a rock and a hard place
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Shalateen: Growing up between a rock and a hard place

Every town has its story. Shalateen's is on the precipice of a turning point.Like each of us, towns are born…
Married to tradition in Shalateen
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Married to tradition in Shalateen

The public beach in Shalateen was largely deserted, except for a few local Bedouin men, women and children lying on…
A hunt for adventure, fun and facts in the southern mountains
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A hunt for adventure, fun and facts in the southern mountains

When we looked at a map of Egypt, the town of Shalateen and the Halayeb triangle by the Red Sea…
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