Egypt Information – – Cairo is Egypt’s largest city with a population of 22 million; Alexandria 17 million; Aswan, 12 million. – Cairo has 5 million cars. Chinese Esperanza cars are most commonly driven in Egypt because they are the most affordable. The traffic situation in Cairo and Alexandria would be enough to give anyone [...]
“Travel Tips & Advice on Cairo”
Egypt Information and Trivia
February 21st, 2011 
Sheila Simkin 
Posted in Cairo 
Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, food, log, nature, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice 
No Comments »
What You Need to Know About The Cairo Airport
February 20th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Today…or is it tonight…or is it morning…would begin a journey from Egyptian Antiquity to Chicago. It’s difficult to find a more ungodly hour for international planes to depart than 4:40 a.m. and left with only two choices. Do you pay for an extra hotel night (otherwise you’ll be thrown out of the room at noon) [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, Cairo Airport, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, food, log, nature, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
Hindsight is 20/20 in Egypt
February 19th, 2011 Sheila Simkin A previous trip to Cairo in 1989 with three days to explore plus two days now still didn’t allow enough time to finish up the itinerary and visit the Nilometer. Just ran out of time. A week just in Cairo would not be enough. I’d suggest spending several days before beginning your Egypt tour and [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, food, log, nature, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
Which Cairo Day Tours to pick? Possibilities and Suggestions
February 18th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Let’s break the into infinity amount of Cairo area Day Tours down and show what tour operators recommend and what Travels With Sheila thinks depending on your time constraints and interests. The “don’t misses” are in bold – – The Giza Pyramids and Sphinx (half day) – Memphis & Sakkara (half day) – Egyptian Museum [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, log, nature, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
What To Know About Food and Health in Egypt
February 17th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Unfortunately, the majority of restaurants that we ate at in Egypt were “tourist restaurants,” even in the desert. It is very difficult to get off the beaten path unless you are traveling on your own and even then, you’ll probably discover the restaurants/cafes are serving the exact same menu. At least we thought it was [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, food, health, log, nature, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
Try to Visit Bab Zuwayla/Zuweila Medieval Gate, Cairo, Egypt
February 16th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Cairo was once a Fatimid city known as “Al-Qahira” and walled with many gates. Only three ancient gates still stand and the second-to-last sightseeing today was a visit to Bab Zuwayla, built in 1092. Bab Zuwayla is one of Cairo’s major landmarks and the last remaining southern gate from the 11th and 12 century. Bab [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, Bab Zuwayla Gate, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, log, nature, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
The Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad in Old Cairo, Egypt
February 15th, 2011 Sheila Simkin Guide, Ahmed led us down the street in Old Cairo heading to Bab Zuweyla narrowly being run down by horse-drawn carts, men carrying heavy loads on backs and head, and vehicles making their way through this one narrow street. I thought we were heading into the entrance of Bab Zuweyla and was surprised when he [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, log, mosques, nature, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
Cairo’s Medieval Khan el-Khalili Souk/Bazaar, Egypt
February 14th, 2011 Sheila Simkin It wouldn’t be a visit to Cairo without a visit into the famous souk/bazaar of Khan el-Khalili. You begin by entering one of the streets off the square with cafes and sellers around the perimeter…View image. This section of Cairo’s medieval Islamic had been spruced up since our last trip. I remembered Khan el-Khalil as [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, Khan el-Khalili Souk/Bazaar, log, market, nature, shopping, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice 1 Comment »
Lunch at Taj al Sultan Restaurant, Khan el-Khalili – Cairo, Egypt
February 13th, 2011 Sheila Simkin The original lunch stop for today was scheduled to be The Hard Rock Cafe, Cairo but after a gigantic breakfast buffet at the Movenpick this morning, we weren’t hungry and asked Ahmed to put off lunch until mid-afternoon. Completely engrossed in sightseeing, it was probably around 2:00 p.m. when the driver let us off at [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, food, log, nature, sightseeing, Taj al Sultan Restaurant, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
The Saladin Citadel and Other Sights on The Way to Lunch, Egypt
February 12th, 2011 Sheila Simkin The ride from Coptic Cairo to lunch right on the square by the famous Kahn el Kalili Souk took quite a while in the constant traffic jam but we didn’t mind at all. Cairo’s sights are fascinating. Look on your right and there were people shopping for used clothes….View image. Look left and there is [...]
Posted in Cairo Tags: adventure, cairo, culture, destination, egypt, event, events, log, nature, sightseeing, tours, transportation, travel, travel advice No Comments »
