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Our About Us section reads as follows: “In a world where politicians make the rules, businessmen (...)
What is the ultimate way to spend Valentine's Day: lying in the desert under a starry sky or soaking in a bath of rose petals? Aline Kazandjian samples both in search of the perfect partners' paradise
Let us first establish this: romance is a (...)
Is Siwa a suitable destination for a family holiday? Aline Kazandjian ventures into the dunes with her children
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Are you the type of traveller who looks for romantic destinations, away from the crowds and off beaten paths? That (...)
Aline Kazandjian samples the first leg of a planned rail route which will one day run through the Levant and Anatolia and on to Europe
Seasoned travellers will tell you that the essence of a journey is not its destination but the voyage itself. Our (...)
It's house guest season, when many of us find ourselves with visitors who need to be amused. After a day's sightseeing what is left for those warm summer evenings? Aline Kazandjian walked along Muizz El-Din Street and Jenny Jobbins took a felucca, (...)
Lost in the labyrinth? Aline Kazandjian consults her map
Up until last year, a resident of Doqqi or Agouza could not just give her home address to a first-time visitor. Like most inhabitants of Cairo, she had to recite a paragraph of instructions (...)
By Aline Kazandjian
The critical housing problems of an overcrowded urban centre like Cairo can be fraught with contradiction: while slum areas balloon and swallow up hundreds of thousands of homeless families, countless flats remain unoccupied, (...)