Cruising the Nile on the cheap

Cruising the Nile on the cheap

Exploring the Nile in downtown Cairo comes with volume control,writes Belinda Jackson.

Best of travel in 2009:castles to cuisine

Best of travel in 2009:castles to cuisine

Discover the places and innovations across the globe that have made their mark in the past year.

Man handling in Cairo

Man handling in Cairo

Expecting harassment,Belinda Jackson instead feels only welcomed.

Among friends in Cairo central

The Pension Roma hotel is a budget traveller's dream in the thick of the city action.

  • byBelinda Jackson
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Not far from Cairo's madding crowds

Not far from Cairo's madding crowds

David Wroe takes the alley less travelled and finds an oasis of calm in one of the world's great,bustling cities.

First class with the pharaohs

First class with the pharaohs

There's a Mediterranean getaway for under a tenner,writes Belinda Jackson.

Curse of toot ... and karma

Curse of toot ... and karma

Belinda Jackson learns to walk like an Egyptian through Cairo's crazy traffic.