Culture

How to order the Colombian Menu del Dia in Spanish.… Read More

Dancing Salsa in Colombia in One Month (one month of two month update).… Read More

How France and I evolved in the 16 years since we crossed paths — not in the same directions.… Read More

Judging another country’s English as not perfect is at best ignorant, and at worst, racist.… Read More

I’m called lao-wai in China. We’re called agaanib in Egypt and wazungu in East Africa. But even those we’re those things, we’re other people, and we’re ourselves.… Read More

Hebrew is thousands of years old and yet has evolved into a language that many use as their primary — or only — language. This is its story.… Read More

The story of the Zabaleen – “Garbage People” who have for generations been the informal backbone of Cairo’s waste management.… Read More

An complete guide to Arabic coffee, including the definition of “Arabic coffee”, where to drink Arabic coffee in Egypt and the Middle East, how to make Arabic coffee at home, and an analysis of Arabic vs Turkish coffee. By obsessive coffee lovers.… Read More

The many sounds of Cairo — traffic, the call to prayer, recycling collectors and the “bos bos” sound.… Read More