Writing
A collection of some writing I have scattered around.
Online
Matador
Link to all my Matador articles
Some favourites:
Notes on Returning to Cairo, the City Victorious
How to Approach an Employment Agency if you Don’t Really Want a Job
Notes on NOT Being in Egypt as it All Kicks Off
Lulled Mellow in Dahab: A Tale of New Beginnings
What NOT to do in Egypt
Tribes and Tribulations: The Characters of Egypt Festival
How to Survive a Cairo Taxi Ride
National Geographic Traveler Intelligent Travel Blog
I Heart my City: Cairo
My City Celebrates: Cairo
(I’m not convinced I still agree with a lot of what I wrote in these two posts, but hey.)
NileGuide
Myth and Conspiracy in the Land of the Pharaohs
10 Reasons to Visit Cairo
Cairo Trip Planning Guide and Travel Blog
(I worked as NileGuide’s Cairo Local Expert for two-and-a-bit lovely years, from October 2008 to February 2011.)
Trazzler
Link to all Trazzler trips
Rummaging Around Nooks and Crannies in Azbakiya Book Market won me a trip to San Francisco.
Slideshow with some random trips:
Open Skies – The Emirates in-flight magazine
L’Orientaliste Antique Book Store (May 2011 issue, pages 46 & 47)
International Observer
Solar C3ITIES Urban Eco Tour: Bringing Sustainable Technology to the Slums of Cairo
The Croc Magazine
A ton of restaurant, cafe, bar, and book reviews, plus features on life in Cairo, for The Croc city guide to Cairo, Alexandria, and the North Coast.