In “Grand Hotels of Egypt: In the Golden Age of Travel,” Andrew Humphreys gives a detailed history of the flourishing Egyptian travel industry between the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries, told through the hotels that defined it. “Grand Hotels (...)
In preparation for Moulid al-Nabi, the holiday that celebrates the birth of the Prophet Mohamed, bakeries in Cairo began selling special sweets weeks ahead of time.
Last year's holiday landed on 15 February, just days after Hosni Mubarak stepped (...)
Whether it's the hours spent in traffic commuting each day, the arguments that ensue over fender benders, or the shock of seeing cars speed by at night without lights, everybody has something to say about the challenges of driving in Cairo. What (...)
With very few people, and a lot of forests and coastline, the US state of Maine, in the northeast corner of the country, is mostly known as a haven for year-round outdoor pursuits such as camping, skiing and sailing. But the city of Portland has (...)
Japan has long attracted visitors by its sushi, China with its Peking duck, Thailand with its curries and cooking classes on tropical islands, but it is time to put South Korea on the map of East Asian culinary travel destinations.
With one of the (...)
