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Culture

Pet Mummies

December 29, 2019 by Egypt Travel Blog

We all know that the ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies of their loved ones with elaborate rituals and scientific rigor, whether they were a revered pharaoh or, if non-royal Egyptians could afford it, a beloved family member. But even in modern times, we can understand that human love and affection extend beyond just our […]

Filed Under: Culture, Downtown Cairo Sites, History, Museums, Neat Stuff

All About the Egyptian Museum

July 8, 2019 by Egypt Travel Blog

NOTE: This article is all about the Egyptian Museum located in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. For information about the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), you can find a summary in Fun Facts about the new Grand Egyptian Museum here on Egypt Travel Blog. For more extensive information on the GEM, check out www.GrandEgyptianMuseum.org. There […]

Filed Under: Cairo, Culture, Downtown Cairo Sites, Evergreen Egypt Travel Advice, Museums

Christmas in Egypt

January 2, 2014 by Egypt Travel Blog

Visitors to Egypt in the winter months might be surprised to find festive lights and Christmas trees scattered across central Cairo and certain other parts of Egypt. If you thought that by coming to an Islamic Middle Eastern country you’d be leaving the trappings of Christmas behind in the West, you were wrong. Significant parts […]

Filed Under: Culture, Neat Stuff

The Khan el Khalili

August 18, 2013 by Egypt Travel Blog

Experiencing the Khan el Khalili always tops the list of things to do when visiting Cairo. While in any other Arab country you might just refer to the old city’s souk or bazaar, Cairo’s souq has its own special name because it is the undisputed souq of souqs. It is unique not only in size […]

Filed Under: Cairo, Culture, Downtown Cairo Sites, Fun, Neat Stuff, Shopping

What NOT to Wear in Egypt

July 6, 2013 by Egypt Travel Blog

Even the most liberal of Arab countries is pretty socially conservative by the standards of every other region of the world. Whether it be the “West,” east Asia, the former Soviet republics, eastern Europe, or Latin America, nearly every other part of the planet would consider shorts, especially in hot weather, to be perfectly appropriate […]

Filed Under: Beware, Culture

The American University in Cairo

February 13, 2013 by Egypt Travel Blog

Many visitors to Egypt might be surprised to learn that one of Egypt’s leading educational institutions – and the top-ranked institution of higher learning in the country – is actually an American university, or rather The American University in Cairo. AUC, as it is known, was founded in 1919 by the Presbyterian Church’s mission to […]

Filed Under: Cairo, Culture, Downtown Cairo Sites, Neat Stuff

Flashback: The Other Old Cairo

February 8, 2013 by Egypt Travel Blog

I tend to think of there really being two Old Cairos. The first is, of course, what most people who live in and visit Cairo refer to when they talk about Old Cairo. This would be the area of modern Cairo in which ruins and remnants from many of the city’s magnificent prior eras are […]

Filed Under: Cairo, Culture, Giza, History, Neat Stuff

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