Egyptian coffee beats the crap out of Starbucks
Just a very short — less than one minute — video showing how close I am to Starbucks and how far I’m willing to walk to visit a locally-owned Egyptian coffee shop instead.
Google is so optimistic!
When looking on Google Maps shortly after my arrival in Cairo, I found that I was only a few blocks away from a very large park. This is what it looks like on Google Maps. The apartment where I’m staying is about midway between Bakier Stationers and Cairo American College....
Metalheads Hyped on Acid Speeding Across a Playground Full of Children
It’s the video everyone has been asking about! While I’ve attempted to capture what traffic is like on a daily basis in Cairo, I don’t think there’s any way that a mere video can really do it justice. Compared to Egyptians, New York City cabbies are like grannies driving in...
What Life is Like Overseas
I share five observations about traveling/living abroad: Friendliness/Openness Cost of Things Personal Space If you only speak one word of the local language, this one should be it Things are not always what they seem
They speak Arabic, NOT Spanish!
It’s strange how the mind works. My observations on living overseas for the first time. Despite having visited 17 countries before coming to Egypt (and in fact, Egypt being one of those 17 countries), I’m finding that living in a place is very different from visiting as a tourist. I...
What I Learned by Visiting the Egyptian Pyramids
I recently quit my day job, sold my house, put all my belongings in storage and set out to wander the world. Part of the whole purpose of this insane plan was to see as much of the world as possible. I also wanted to do it in a way...
Never have another lost bag again. (Hopefully.)
As a frequent traveler, not only do I belong to all the major frequent flyer programs, but I have the apps for each airline. I don’t keep them all on my phone. Rather, I add them when needed and remove them when not. Each time I add an airline app...
A trick to making it easier to get in and out of airplane seats
It should come as a surprise to no one that, outside of first class, airline seats are pretty cramped. In fact, they’ve been getting closer and closer together for decades now. The reason is simple: economics. The more paying passengers can be crammed into an aircraft, the more the airline...
Indispensable Travel Gadgets – Wet Wipes
When traveling, it’s a good idea to keep a supply of wet wipes on hand. Parents who travel with babies or toddlers already know this. Those with older kids may remember it but have since forgotten or think it’s no longer necessary. When needing to clean sticky hands, a dirty...
Indispensable Travel Gadgets – Document Holder
Whether you travel domestically or internationally, you are going to have documents. Plane tickets, hotel reservations, rental car confirmation, tour itineraries, maps, important numbers… Some of that will be on your smartphone but much of it will be on paper. As you travel, you will accumulate more such papers. One...