Living in Cairo: 13 Things We Learned the Hard Way
What living in Cairo is really like, based on our time there: cash and payments, transport, internet, housing, noise, food, social life, and the practical details that surprise newcomers.
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Learn Egyptian Arabic — Free Super Useful Resources
Awesome free resources for learning Egyptian Arabic, including a dictionary, idioms and learning with music.
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Why Learn Egyptian Arabic?
Why learn an arabic dialect vs MSA, and why learn Egyptian Arabic vs other dialects of Arabic.
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15 Super Practical Chinese Idioms for Conversation (With Audio)
Fifteen Chinese idioms that you absolutely have to know. With audio.
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Complete Guide to Swahili / Kiswahili
A resource page for learning Swahili. Discover which Swahili words we use in English and other facts about the language, including key phrases like “Hello” and “How are you?”
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80-20 Language Learning: Get Fluent Faster with Easier Words
Our guide to learning languages faster — 80-20 style, by focusing on the most common words.
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You and I, just a couple of average Zhous
The questions you have to ask to find common ground between cultures different than yours and your own.
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The Best Adventure Travel Camera — Buyers Guide and Review
After a lot of research, testing and use, we’ve concluded that the Sony RX10 is the best adventure camera for photographers like us who want every feature of a larger SLR without any lens switching. Many people ask us, after seeing Jo’s Instagram (@shesatrailblazer) what camera we use. The decision to buy a Sony RX10…
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Being and Speaking Chinese
Saying you speak Chinese depends on what kind of Chinese you mean, what language you’re speaking, who you are and who you’re talking to. Saying you ARE Chinese is even more complicated.
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How to avoid being murdered by your travel partner
Love trumps all, except when you want to kill your loved one.
