It is the world’s largest archaeological museum,built at an estimated cost of more than $1.5 billion,and it’s 11 years late.
This ancient trading city on the Nile is the most wonderfully scenic of all Egypt’s riverside towns,with plenty of energy and attitude to match.
Cairo airport handles 26 million passengers a year. Allow time (and patience) for its lengthy security – better still,bring cash.
If you’re looking for your next great meal in this moveable feast we call life,it might be time to head to these often-overlooked places.
Whatever you desire in a big city,you will find it. Here’s how to embrace (and survive) some of the world’s top megacities.
From lamp-lit rooms with views once enjoyed by Alexander the Great to a Churchill favourite,these hotels have atmosphere in spades.
The pre-tour notes advised me to skip lunch (and probably breakfast),and to wear good walking shoes.
Egyptian temples are wonder-filled gateways to the past.
Cairo,the chaotic but captivating Egyptian capital,is preparing for its overdue return to the bosom of the world traveller.
Koshari makes no sense until you eat it.