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

The magnificent Qalawun Complex in Cairo

El Sultan Qalawun Complex is one of the largest and architecturally most beautiful buildings in Cairo’s Muizz Street. Now, Muizz […]

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

Secrets of the Gayer Anderson Museum in Cairo

Gayer Anderson Museum: an enchanting house of secrets, the erstwhile Beit Al-Keritleya (house of the Cretan lady), the resting place […]

October 20, 2022
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
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Egyptian Food, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, Outside India, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

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
Cairo spring means warm sunshine
Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Beautiful days of Cairo spring

Spring in Cairo lasts briefly. Just a few days back, I saw the Palash trees decked up like brides in […]

March 19, 2018
old seller at souq al goma
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Egypt‘s biggest flea market Souq al Goma in photos

Nothing in Cairo goes to waste. It is a city in which an entire district is devoted to recycling, and […]

November 3, 2017
antique for sale at friday market
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Friday Market in Cairo‘s City of the Dead

There are markets and then there is the Cairo Friday Market. Popularly known as the Souq al Goma, this sprawling […]

November 2, 2017
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