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The Cairo Dispatch
A newsletter about life abroad, travel, and small encounters with the big world
By Samantha Childress · Launched a month ago
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Time Moves Backward, Or How to See the Pyramids
a short essay + a practical visitor's guide
Aug 9
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Discovering Local Ingredients: A Screed About Citrus Fruits and An Ode to Hibiscus
+ a recipe for hibiscus tea and granita mix
Aug 2
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Learning to Live with Chaos
Let me tell you, Cairo is no Paris. I have been living here for seven months now. The adjustment was hard, but I’ve come to love it, because it has changed my perspective on life and the world around me. I’m looking forward to sharing the weird and wonderful details of this…
Jul 6
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Egyptians' Refreshing Kindness
Their hospitality is both winsome and disarming.
Jul 26
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Discovering Local Ingredients: A Screed About Citrus Fruits and An Ode to Hibiscus
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Egyptians' Refreshing Kindness
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Five Delicious Days In Greece
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Learning to Live with Chaos
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In Which I Exploit the Weak Egyptian Pound to Shop Till I Drop
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Time Moves Backward, Or How to See the Pyramids
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Five Delicious Days In Greece
Ancient technologies, jellyfish stings, and freddo espresso
Jul 19
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In Which I Exploit the Weak Egyptian Pound to Shop Till I Drop
Is that bad?
Jul 12
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This is The Cairo Dispatch, a newsletter about life in cairo.
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Discovering Local Ingredients: A Screed About Citrus Fruits and An Ode to Hibiscus
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10
Egyptians' Refreshing Kindness
5
9
Five Delicious Days In Greece
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Learning to Live with Chaos
5
2
In Which I Exploit the Weak Egyptian Pound to Shop Till I Drop
5
2
Time Moves Backward, Or How to See the Pyramids
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