Spent 5 nights in Cairo recently and IMO the scams and traffic are way overstated. I had a great time!
Taxi scams at the airport were the same as half the planet. AirPods in, Uber out, zero issues beyond finding the driver.
I stayed in Zamalek in the heart of the city. It’s a small island on the Nile, totally walkable, lots of cafes and food, student population, and a very nice area.
The Pyramids have a new entrance now. It’s a bit of a trek but no queues, clean, nice experience, and no touts out front.
The Egyptian Museum in the center is mostly leftovers now. GEM is the place to go. Big new museum near the Pyramids with all the King Tut artifacts.
Meeting locals was proving difficult so I took a food tour to glimpse some real culture. Tried a few local dishes and met some nice people.
Final takeaway: I could have stayed way longer and I recommend going. My working theory for why Cairo gets such a bad rap is because it is a city with world wonders that attracts Europeans who have barely stepped outside of Europe before. If you’re comfortable with Bali touts and Saigon traffic, Cairo will feel tame.
10/10 would Egypt again.
@RealTalkChaos@warrie2021 Honestly would have been better to release it. Vought could figure out a way to create immune super heroes. We could even see immune super heroes from the original virus. But poor writing always kicks in
@D_Day72@RealLifeFakeWiz Doesn’t matter, Christians are mostly peaceful and won’t kill or harm someone for mocking their religion. Even though what they’re doing is disgusting and disrespectful
@ArmandVervaeck@EGYOSINT I don’t understand how any sane person can side with a regime that killed more than 30K of its own people. Armand, stick to your Tesla and keep funding Trump’s best friend while we help our Arab neighbours defend themselves. You’re making Europeans look stupid.