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Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

The superb Coptic Museum in Cairo

The Coptic museum of Cairo is one of the city’s least-known attractions and it is one of its best. Founded […]

October 20, 2022
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Sharia Khayamiya, the medieval street of tentmakers in Cairo

Sharia Khayamiya is on off-the-beaten tourist track in Cairo. Although it lies in the historic Islamic Cairo district, few wide-eyed […]

October 20, 2022
gayer anderson museum in cairo
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Sultan Al-Mu’ayyad Mosque in old Cairo

The Sultan Al-Mu’ayyad mosque is one of the less-visited mosques in Old Cairo. It is also one of the most […]

October 20, 2022
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Cairo Food Tour

During my entire stay in Egypt, I indulged in Egyptian food. I loved everything about it: the variety, the taste, […]

October 20, 2022
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

The beauty of Cairo Ramadan

One of my besties was over in Cairo recently and her visit coincided with the holy month of Ramadan. A […]

May 12, 2019
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

A whole new expat life in Cairo

We moved to Cairo in Egypt on the 2nd of this month. The monumental decision to shift homes from Europe to […]

October 13, 2017
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