Dear Samantha, Reading your dispatches are a delight. I am curious as to how Egypt is changing. My (Jewish) cousin had a very positive experience there before the Arab Spring, as he wrote in a blog. In 2009, I observed desperate people on a slow boil. From news reports and what you write, it seems things are better now. I posted my experiences and would be interested in your comments. Best, Jim Buie. https://jimbuie.substack.com/p/egypt-appears-to-be-coming-back
Dear Samantha, I'm glad things are more stable in Egypt. And there is still the grand ancient history to explore. We found the region fascinating to explore, and far safer than the impressions we got from the news. Be sure to get to Petra in Jordan. It's magnificent!
I saw a documentary at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 2014 called "Cairo Drive," by Egyptian/ American filmmaker Sherief Elkatsha. It used automobile traffic as a metaphor for why Cairo, and Egypt, have trouble functioning. Back then the metro area was 20 million. I suppose it's 21 million now.
The intimate splendor of being inside these pages, reading and tagging along. All these wonderful images in the writing and the photos, the people.
Dear Samantha, Reading your dispatches are a delight. I am curious as to how Egypt is changing. My (Jewish) cousin had a very positive experience there before the Arab Spring, as he wrote in a blog. In 2009, I observed desperate people on a slow boil. From news reports and what you write, it seems things are better now. I posted my experiences and would be interested in your comments. Best, Jim Buie. https://jimbuie.substack.com/p/egypt-appears-to-be-coming-back
Great about the new format AND new subscribers, Sam! Loved hearing about the hotel and Luxor. And thank you for the shout-out! 😃
Congrats on growing your subscribers/readers list Samantha 👏 keep going 💪 the new format sounds really nice!
Looking forward to the new updated format :)
Congratulations on all your new readers! Impressive and well deserved. Thought provoking on the remnants of colonialism.
Excellent food for thought. And thank you so much for linking to my essay!
Dear Samantha, I'm glad things are more stable in Egypt. And there is still the grand ancient history to explore. We found the region fascinating to explore, and far safer than the impressions we got from the news. Be sure to get to Petra in Jordan. It's magnificent!
I saw a documentary at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 2014 called "Cairo Drive," by Egyptian/ American filmmaker Sherief Elkatsha. It used automobile traffic as a metaphor for why Cairo, and Egypt, have trouble functioning. Back then the metro area was 20 million. I suppose it's 21 million now.
“Taxis, buses, donkey carts, and swarms of people, all jockeying to move through the obstacle course that is their daily lives. Sitting at a cultural intersection, Cairo is a city unlike any other, where different faiths, races, and social classes all share a few clogged arteries of tarmac.” The movie is available online. https://www.google.com/search?q=cairo+drive&rlz=1C1AWFC_enUS823US823&oq=cairo+drive&aqs=chrome.0.0i355i512j46i512j0i512j46i175i199i512j0i512j0i457i512j0i22i30l2j0i15i22i30j0i22i30.2763j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#wptab=si:AC1wQDATgy5ZbDDHhxxw-ZpjJZFyg54AUphzCXpEjNNbjp23GE7jIrRBDXBN5bWr_H2v7iPr5tlukTJLGumKsw2WcvG6JUMk1HCj2OHeV9UMJC2iah8p69kr0O06noyKQn0s_yMVf44C