Country Info
- Cairo
- Capital
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Currency
- 69,536,644
- Population
- EG
- Country Code
Cairo Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Cairo, Egypt
How to Fill the days Before a Huge Event
How many days does it take to wonder around Cairo, mulling over whether you are carrying enough handy wipes for those everyday situations, the reason this is foremost on your mind being because you are spending an inordinate amount of time in less than ...
Egypt
... journey to our hotel. Now we have driven through some pretty crazy cities on some pretty crazy roads, but nothing quiet prepares you for Cairo traffic. I think I have worked it out though - drive where you fit, it doesn't have to be a lane, and if you ...
Egypt
Great week in Cairo (pyramids and tons of cool mosques & citadel) plus climbing Mount Sinai ưn the Sinai Peninsula. Fotos below of me traveling with brother Asif and cousin ...
I made it to the Pyramids
... out as the sleep on the train was not enough or very pleasant. After some dinner at the best Kushari place in Cairo, a common cheap meal in Egypt, I had a family skype session with my parents in Ohio, Stacie in Kansas, Rachel and Klaas in Italy, and me ...
Goodbye to Egypt
... and lemon pancakes...and finally packing...not a job i like. On the Sunday we got up early for our big bus journey back to cairo (nearly had a heart attack when i discovered a huge coch roach under my bag!! The journey of 9 hours was fairly uneventful, we ...
Adapting to the heat
We spent a very hot day at the museum. We mistakingly thought it would be air-conditioned. Occasionally, there was a bit of breeze from a window or a fan. The place is HUGE and has many artifacts from pyramids. Frankly, after a ...
Day 3: visiting religious houses in Cairo
... a clear less smoggy day the pyramids can be seen from it, a ticket cost 50 Egyptian pounds. After arriving/invading Cairo in 1168 Saladin began building the Citadel using walls that were 3 meters thick to protect the city from crusaders. The ...
Pyramids, Mummies and Tombs
... were surprised to find them right in the heart of the city. Not what you would expect, huh? We also seen the Sphinx in Cairo. We travelled on a very dodgy, loud and smelly overnight train to Luxor, but enjoyed ourselves once we got here. We stayed in ...
Lost in the Pitfalls of a Third-World Country
... had loss our appetite for adventure-seeking traveling and decided to transform ourselves into tourists. Thus we collectively agreed to skip Cairo altogether and made our way to Giza. Quite close to Cairo, Giza's main attraction is the Pyramids, a site ...
Big Decision!!
So, today me and Laura made the big decision to quit our jobs here in Cairo, leave our flat in approx. 3 weeks and then begin our mini travel of Egypt. Our first plan is to head to Siwa, check out wats to see there, stay for a night and catch the bus ...