B & B in Cairo

• Postcards Are Cool 2 months ago So, I think it’s time for a little expat advertising. All expats have their favorite websites, restaurants, traditions or possessions that help them feel more “at home” in their new home, and closer to their loved ones than they are. One of my favorites is an app called Postagram....
• The Table Fiasco Conclusion 1 month ago A few days ago we thought our year long quest to purchase a table for our home had finally ended. Unfortunately, though a table and six chairs arrived at our home, we did not receive seats for those six chairs, making the chairs impossible to sit in, and the table essentially unusable. We spent the...
• The Table Fiasco Continues 2 months ago A long stupid time ago, I posted a blog which I dubbed The Table Fiasco. In it, I told the riveting tale of my complete failure to purchase a kitchen table. I ended that blog on a positive note, but in truth the Table Fiasco has gone on for some time and Bry and I [...]
• Egyptomania #3 2 months ago Last semester I was made President of the Egyptology Club at the American University in Cairo (a huge surprise!). We’ve done some fun stuff so far (a museum trip and hosting a lecturer) and this week we have a booth set up on campus. Through a friend of a friend (how anything works here in...
• The Fayoum Pyramids 3 months ago The most famous ancient Egyptian pyramids (the Giza pyramids) are located just a short drive to the west of Cairo; they are the largest and among the oldest ever built. But there are over a dozen pyramids south of the Memphite Necropolis, and several dozen even as far south as Sudan. Last month we...

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