Pets can make you feel at home, especially in an unfamiliar place. We ended up leaving our cat, Ruby behind, but if you are traveling to Egypt, you can of course bring your pet. I’ve heard of people doing it, but unfortunately I don’t have any info about costs, as I never planned to do [...]
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I’ve had a number of cleaning women come a go, at least five. Most of the women who clean house in Egypt (they are called shaggala) are not professional housekeepers. The more well-off Egyptians will often hire women from other African countries to clean, and they are usually more expensive (and so I’ve heard, better at [...]
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On my way to the grocery store, a young boy, maybe 9 or 10 approached me, wearing torn jeans and dirty clothes. His hands were held out, making gestures as though he was putting food in his mouth. Without even thinking about it really I just turned away and kept going to the store. At the [...]
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