Sometimes my face breaks out and I get sad about it. At home in the States, no one would ever bring up a pimple – no matter how big it is. Here in Egypt that is not the case. The first time this happened to me (yes, it’s happened more […]
Aroma Lounge Meeting Point Mall 90th Street El Tagamoa El Khames Before Amr Diab’s rather disasterous concert last week at, my husband and I decided to try Aroma Lounge for a snack. A mistake we won’t make again. Aroma lounge is located on the roof of Meeting Point Mall. It […]
Amin Pet Food & Accessories 76 Road 9 Maadi Amin’s pet store in Maadi has definitely become a place to avoid for me. I’ve only been twice, but I’ve really been disappointed this last time. To start with, Ahmed, apparently the main employee, is not very respectful of his female […]
Working in Egypt is a completely different animal than working in the States. In the States there are rules and procedures. Here there is chaos. The Human Resources Director at my university had a meeting with me yesterday. I have been trying to meet with her for three weeks, but […]
Review: Raoucha & Kandahar Oberoi Egypt Hotels, 3 Gameat El Dowal El Arabia St., Sphinx Sq Phone: 33030615 My husband and I went out to one of our old favorites on the last day of Ramadan, Raoucha & Kandahar. It sounds like one restaurant, but it’s actually two. Raoucha is […]
I teach English at a university in New Cairo. The university provides a bus for the staff and students. It takes about an hour to go with this bus from my home in Giza to the university (by car and a direct route it’s only 30 minutes). My bus driver […]
Any traveler to Egypt will see a horde of taxis – both old and new. The new ones are black and white, metered, have working air conditioners, and working parts. The old ones are falling apart, some with no handles, definitely no air conditioner, and no chance of a working […]
