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Surprisingly Good Sushi at Fuego
Sushi restaurants have popped up everywhere in Cairo recently, and Cairenes are mad about them. Not only are many of them very good,...
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Foul for a Fool
- Dec 8, 2019
- 2 min
Taking a Party Boat on the Nile
Cairo's party boats cram the Nile at night, blasting Egyptian shaabi music, and lit up with neon lights. The large motorboats are usually...
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Foul for a Fool
- Dec 8, 2019
- 2 min
A Night Out at the Cairo Opera House (& Museum)
When you think of Egypt, you don't often think of opera houses, yet Egypt has a strong history of opera and theatre, and even has the...
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Foul for a Fool
- Dec 8, 2019
- 1 min
Evening Felucca Cruise on the Nile
In contrast to Cairo's large party boats, a much more relaxing version exists, the felucca. Unlike the motor-driven party boats, the...
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Foul for a Fool
- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
Swiss Food and Beers at the Swiss Club
As a tourist, there's not much to do in Imbaba. However, amid the sprawling tightly packed housing blocks is a very unexpected find, the...
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Foul for a Fool
- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
Verdi's Opera Aida at the Cairo Opera House
Commissioned by Ismai'l Pasha and premiered in 1871 at the Khedive Opera House in Cairo, Giuseppe Verdi's Opera Aida has since been...
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Foul for a Fool
- Sep 23, 2019
- 1 min
Celluloid Memories: Old Film Posters in Downtown Cairo
Egypt is famous for its cinema, and it's a point of pride for many. Even young Egyptians have an intimate knowledge of the classics of...
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Foul for a Fool
- Sep 23, 2019
- 2 min
The Stadium and the Street: Joys of Watching Football in Street Cafes
Football in Egypt is big. Egypt's star players are praised as heroes, and every city and town across the country shuts down with traffic...
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Foul for a Fool
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Rooftop partying at Unicorn Gardens
The oddly-named Unicorn Garden is a welcome edition to Cairo nightlife. Situated on the rooftop of the Greek Campus in Downtown, this new...
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Foul for a Fool
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Running The Cairo (half) Marathon
I have a love/hate relationship with running here in Cairo. The heat, traffic, pollution and lack of suitable routes can make the morning...
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Foul for a Fool
- May 31, 2019
- 2 min
Escaping The Metropolis To Villa Belle Époque
As the summer heat starts to build and the bustle of Cairo starts to wear you down, the prospect of temporarily escaping the metropolis...
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