Where are the Shops in Cairo?!
Funny (but true) tale of a foreigner’s chaotic hunt for furniture in Cairo—featuring a treasured Golden Pages and confused taxi driver!
Documenting the life of an Irish Ex-Pat living in Luxor, Egypt since 2003. Blog posts begin in 2010 – some are personal and with emotions ranging from frustration to joy (early years = mostly frustration), some political opinion and observation, especially from 2011 – 2014.
Funny (but true) tale of a foreigner’s chaotic hunt for furniture in Cairo—featuring a treasured Golden Pages and confused taxi driver!
Looking back on how Egypt captivated me on my first visit – I found myself “home”. From starting a club to adventuring from Ireland to Egypt, many moons ago – a personal story.
Where I left the story of our street – it was supposed to be tarmacadamed by Aug 2020 at the latest…. On the morning of the 7th April our street finally woke up to the early morning sound of front loaders and earth movers! Follow are the precious videos of the end of our 5…
Luxor was dug up in 2017 to install natural gas in all the homes – great! However, 3 years later our street is one of the last streets in Luxor still waiting for tarmacadam. This is the story of the shocking mess we were left with, and how Amr and our guys repaired the damage…
The Prime Minister at a press conference in the council of ministers decides: Starting tomorrow Wednesday. (this is a google translation so I don’t understand some of it) Ban the movement of citizens all over the republic or move on all roads from 7pm to 6am for two weeks All public and private mass transport…
update on coronavirus in Egypt
Get ready to pedal through my first Luxor cycling adventure – fear, coordination quirks, and all. Let’s chat about conquering challenges, how society shapes us, and finding our brave side. Plus, I’ll spill the beans on how Egypt’s handling COVID-19.
Maybe when I’m dead, some people will say I was an entrepreneur. What’s that? Dictionary definition: “a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.” Yes, I been trying to do that since about the age of 21. I never succeeded until Mara House, but I…