Health consciousness, self-help info, self-development and long term planning don't seem to be part of Egyptian culture. Egypt after all is a Third World country and people in general are too busy fulfilling their basic needs. But even if you do have money you eat what you can, any form of exercise is associated with... Continue Reading →
West Side Story
Five months down the line and it feels like I have been here for an eternity. Three to four months up the line and I'm back in the Big Smoke or Lowlands country or both. I mean, when I leave Alex I will be homeless and I was thinking to go to the country of... Continue Reading →
Fields of Joy
A seed has been planted in me and it is growing into a beautiful tree. Not a normal tree, a Tree of Dreams. A Tree, that sings, dances, blossoms when it fancies, cracks jokes and pretends it's a normal tree when it feels like it. A money Tree that provides shade and comfort for whomever needs... Continue Reading →
No News from the Southern Front
A few days ago I realized that since my arrival in Alex I have only been to the cinema once and the occasion was a friend's birthday. I used to live in very close vicinity of the best cinema in South London, which made it very easy to catch a film on a regular basis. Now... Continue Reading →
Groove is in the Heart
I don't know what it is with me and February. I feel tired, need loads of sleep, I can't focus and don't feel very motivated. This all is pretty deadly for achieving the aim of deciphering the code called Modern Standard Arabic and obtaining other goals, the achievable and the seemingly far fetched ones. February is the wake up... Continue Reading →
Mountain of Myths
As a traveller-tourist you are quite likely to visit sights that have become a tourist cliché; millions have gone before you and if judgement day is not due tomorrow millions will follow. Mount Sinai is one of those tourist clichés and I like to believe for good reasons. The mountain is considered holy and whatever your faith... Continue Reading →
Return to the Sinai
When you travel to foreign places it happens that if you like where you are, you intend on coming back. This intention is seldom made reality because there are so many other places to see and a lot of travellers prefer visiting new places to returning to already familiar locations. Egypt in this case is different for me. I was here in 2008... Continue Reading →
It’s their party (and they whine if they want to)
Visiting a country as a tourist -or a traveller if you've got too much edge to call yourself a tourist- is most definitely a very different experience than residing in one. Aspects like cuisine, music, way of interacting and all that jazz concerning culture, which seem cute and exotic when you're visiting can be quite annoying when... Continue Reading →
First row in el-Azhar; let religion be religion
Last weekend Anna, Raisa, Mubarak and I went to Cairo. I wanted a weekend of culture, party, nice food and shopping all in the name of my '16th' birthday and Anna and Mubarak were happy to join me. Raisa never says no whenever there is fun to be had but her main reason for joining us to Cairo... Continue Reading →
Coming of (yet another) age in Montazah
I am one of those fairies who likes to mark her birthday. Some people don't care about their birthday for several reasons. They believe it's just another day and nothing special. I think birthdays are special and you don't necessarily have to celebrated them in big style, at least not every year, but they should be... Continue Reading →
Dark Fairy Adventures 