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Memorializing the ‘grand hotels’ of Egypt

Memorializing the ‘grand hotels’ of Egypt

In “Grand Hotels of Egypt: In the Golden Age of Travel,” Andrew Humphreys gives a detailed history of the flourishing…
The Alexandrian fisherman

The Alexandrian fisherman

In the purple sunset light of the the Bahari port of Alexandria, fishermen start to walk around the big boats…
Six hours in Amsterdam: The best of three worlds

Six hours in Amsterdam: The best of three worlds

I never thought of a six-hour layover as a good thing. But when this long layover in Amsterdam gave me…
Egypt looks to India to boost struggling tourism market

Egypt looks to India to boost struggling tourism market

As the country’s tourism sector strives to get back on its feet following the popular uprising that led to Hosni…
Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland

Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland

Cheerful border officials, translucent police stations, and requisite vodka shots were our introduction to Georgia — an emergent Eastern European…
All in a day’s travel: Saqqara, Abu Sir, Dahshour, Memphis

All in a day’s travel: Saqqara, Abu Sir, Dahshour, Memphis

There are so many beautiful places on the outskirts of Cairo that we tend to forget about. Seeing that tourism,…
Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present

Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present

A backwater border town, Kars is far off the grid of Turkish tourism. But the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s novel…
East London gentrified, but in a good way

East London gentrified, but in a good way

Having lived in London for several years and frequented much of the central London district, I have been amazed to…
The sound of silence

The sound of silence

Fayoum’s Zad Mosafer, known among Egyptian writers as a refuge for the mind and soul, reaped mixed reviews on the…
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