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

The charming Khan el Khalili market in Cairo

At first sight, the Khan el Khalili market in Cairo looks straight out of the Arabian Nights. Picture this. Thin […]

October 23, 2022 By maverickbird
qaitbay castle at alexandria
Africa, Egypt, Outside India

Alexandria memories

Alexandria is one of my favourite places in Egypt and I visited it twice. Founded by none other than Alexander, […]

May 18, 2020
hurghada snorkeling
Africa, Egypt, Outside India

Hurghada fun

On my first visit to Egypt, I went to Hurghada from Luxor. The drive to Hurghada was starkly picturesque. After […]

May 17, 2020
karnak trmple in luxor
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

The luxury of Luxor

Luxor is to Egypt, what Agra or Jaipur is to India. It is the crown jewel of the Egyptian tourism […]

May 11, 2020
The exquisitely engraved walls of Edfu temple
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

An Edfu morning

A friend of mine recently summed up Edfu as ” the people are hospitable, the sunsets immaculate, the memories everlasting”. […]

May 10, 2020
Africa, Cairo Chronicles, Egypt, Expat Life, Outside India

Blue gold colours of the Philae Temple in Aswan

Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses had a vast, elaborately connected network and their mythological stories rival our own Indian ones […]

May 6, 2020
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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