The Perfect Bad Hotel
Given the splendor of our apartment it might surprise you that last night I checked into a suite of the delightfully named New Riche Hotel – situated in one of Cairo’s more down-market districts. Oh the glamour – the hotel does have a faded splendor but those times are well gone.
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13 Oct 2006
Local Heroes
13 Oct 2006
Face masks for sale. Where are the local heroes? Who are they?
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The team ships out tomorrow, Tehran Khomeini via Doha. So much to learn about in a new culture, especially one so much in the …
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Our Cairo home office for the next two weeks is located in Zamalek – an island nestled on either side by the Nile. It’s very …
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The extent to which local lineage is acknowleged by the current owners – photo of the former proprietor hanging on the wall of a Cairo …
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A weekend that starts Thursday night, ends Saturday night. Taking advantage of the lull in traffic from iftar. Taxi driver’s taking advantage of the lull …
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Speed signs in Arabic and Roman. Both norms – left to right and right to left comfortably accommodated in the same information layout.
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