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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Cairo is one of the worlds noisier cities – from the constant stream of honking cars, the mosques calling worshippers to prayer, TV’s blaring out …
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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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Last impressions of working in Cairo? A relatively easy place to research – all credit to the local team but given the pace, heat and …
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One of the delights of starting the day at midnight this past week as been to take a 3am breakfasts at Izzy’s Deli on Wilshire. …
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The ASEM summit that is being held in Helsinki and today’s hotel check-in is somewhat different to the usual. The SAS Royal is hosting the …
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Time out from field study preparations to sit on the other side of the lens for a change. And an unspoken dialog with the photographer …
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Yesterday involved a bike ride out to Azabu Juban to collect a visa-stamped passport from an embassy. The process of applying for a visa and then …
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If there’s an upside to jetlag it that it’s a viable excuse to hop on a bike and take an early hour’s ride around Tokyo …
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