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Discover more about your world by living in it. Learn foreign languages through immersive study. Master new skills by going to where they do them best. Go to where you feel uncomfortable, until strangers become your friends and you begin to feel at home.
For some reason, people find it hard to give me gifts, even though I think I make it painfully obvious. I like a lot of things… and obviously, I like to travel. Travel is the part that makes it hardest, … Read More
“Living the dream” is usually the caption that goes along with photos like the above. But the reason we started Discover Discomfort was not to “live the dream”. More than anything else, we wanted to remember how lucky we are. … 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
A huge list of tips on how we cut back on mobile cellular data while travelling to places like East Africa, Asia and the Middle East.… Read More
Trying to figure out what to wear as a woman in a Muslim majority country like Egypt can be tricky. There are unofficial ‘dress codes’ in Egypt, depending on the city and the region. Wearing something too revealing will not … Read More
Did you know that to say “7am” in Zanzibar, you say “one o’clock”? That’s called Swahili Time. It’s just one of many things we learned about living in Zanzibar.… Read More
Ramadan is a huge part of life in Zanzibar, which is mostly Muslim. Here are a few tips for how to make the most of Ramadan in Zanzibar as a visitor.… Read More
Our full guide to living in Cairo and Egypt, for anyone considering moving there. Everything including safety, language, religion, money, costs and more.… Read More