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Planning a Trip to Cairo & the Giza Pyramids

By Robert Schrader on October 6, 2021 in Africa, Cairo, Egypt, Photos

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When traveling to Egypt, the vast majority of people go directly from Cairo to the pyramids, although there are many ways to make this trip happen. For some travelers, the Giza Pyramids are the main course of...

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Planning That Trip to Cairo

By Robert Schrader on March 27, 2021 in Africa, Cairo, Egypt, Photos

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I wouldn’t recommend leaving for your trip to Egypt without a Cairo itinerary in hand. Not this one, necessarily, although I can’t lie that I’m biased toward it.To be sure, I dig a lot deeper...

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Side Trips From 15 of the World’s Top Cities

By Robert Schrader on September 22, 2017 in Africa, Asia, Asia, Australia, Bangkok, Beijing, Bogota, Cairo, Cape Town, Central America, Central Asia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Europe, Featured, Guadalajara, India, Japan, Kathmandu, Melbourne, Mexico, Nepal, New Delhi, North America, Pacific, Peru, Photos, South Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, Switzerland, Thailand, Tokyo, USA, Zurich

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Truth be told, I’ve taken countless crazy excursions, but what I really love are memorable side trips from some of the world's top cities. Whether I leave home at lunch time to escape my grind,...

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Coptic Cairo: A History of Resilience

By Moe Younis on July 18, 2017 in Africa, Cairo, Egypt, Featured, North Africa, Photos

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If you have been to Cairo, the chances are that you probably only visited the frequently visited sites like; The Egyptian Museum, and the Egyptian pyramids (which are technically not in Cairo). But in today's...

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Library Of Alexandria 2.0 Asks For Help To Recover From Fire

By Tom Foremski on November 18, 2013 in Africa, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, North America, Photos, USA

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The Internet Archive in San Francisco is asking for help in recovering from a two-alarm fire that caused more than $600,000 in damage.The archive often compares its mission to that of the famous library of Alexandria, Egypt,...

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The Exotic Nature of Traveling by Railway Around the World

By Robert Schrader on May 2, 2013 in Asia, Australia, Bangkok, Bolivia, Cairo, Egypt, Europe, India, Melbourne, Mumbai, Photos, Portugal, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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Train travel has always allured me, in spite of the fact that I grew up in one of the countries in the world with the lowest rail ridership –or maybe because of it. There’s an...

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Heading to Egypt? Be Sure to Felucca Your Way Down the Nile

By Robert Schrader on April 29, 2013 in Africa, Cairo, Egypt, Featured, North Africa, Photos

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One of the primary objectives of my trip to Egypt was to sail the Nile on a traditional boat known as a felucca, an activity that had been recommended to me by a friend. And...

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Easing into Arab Culture as a Westerner Post Egypt Revolution

By Robert Schrader on April 20, 2013 in Africa, Cairo, Egypt, Featured, North Africa, Photos

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My heart was pounding as I exited the Mar Girgis station of the Cairo Metro, although there was nothing particularly scary or threatening in my field of vision. My anxiety intensified as I began moving...

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Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader is a travel writer and photographer who’s been roaming the world independently since 2005, writing for publications such as “CNNGo” and “Shanghaiist” along the way. His blog, Leave Your Daily Hell, provides a mix of travel advice, destination guides and personal essays covering the more esoteric aspects of life as a traveler.

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Planning a Trip to Cairo & the Giza Pyramids

Planning That Trip to Cairo

Side Trips From 15 of the World’s Top Cities

Coptic Cairo: A History of Resilience

Library Of Alexandria 2.0 Asks For Help To Recover From Fire

The Exotic Nature of Traveling by Railway Around the World

Heading to Egypt? Be Sure to Felucca Your Way Down the Nile

Easing into Arab Culture as a Westerner Post Egypt Revolution

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