It was only last year that the cupcake storm hit Cairo and names like Nola, Crumbs, Sugar & Spice and Devour joined the world of birthday parties, politically correct dessert offerings at dinners and even wedding cakes. Fantastic mini cupcakes...
For those who don’t live near Heliopolis, a hotel next to the airport seems an unreasonable distance for dinner or drinks but for lovers of Mexican food this may change. The Fairmont’s Maria’s - a Mexican restaurant in the...
It’s a horrifically common story - a toddler wanders away from his or her mother and, only three minutes later, has drowned in the pool. Considering that babies can drown in two inches of water if they fall face down, an entire swimming pool...
Up until last Thursday, I had never been to Mansoura, the capital of Daqahlia Governorate.
Although my father is from a little town near by, we had never taken the trip out to see our distant relatives, still living in ‘al-balad’ (the...
Over the coming weeks, Al-Masry Al-Youm each Wednesday will feature pieces that dissect the reasons behind sexual harassment, the coping mechanisms for women (and men) in the streets of Cairo and the system that has been set up to tackle this...
At any given time in a day, you may stop to ask yourself if what you’re doing, in that very moment, is good for your health. You may regret popping that last chocolate chip cookie in your mouth or feel a twinge of regret when you light up yet...
No weekend plans? For anyone outside of the education sector, it’s going to be a long hot summer in the city... but there’s no reason you can’t disappear for the weekend! June, July and August Thursdays are dedicated to just that...
Over the coming weeks, Al-Masry Al-Youm each Wednesday will feature pieces that dissect the reasons behind sexual harassment, the coping mechanisms for women (and men) in the streets of Cairo and the system that has been set up to tackle this...
With the number of things to do in Paris, a quick trip to this beautiful city can be a blessing and a curse in one. With my luck, my last two trips to Paris have lasted approximately four days and I have had to pack sightseeing with shopping and...
Designopolis’ main eatery, Le Terrace, was on the path to party central when the revolution hit. In fact, a gathering of who’s who in 6th of October City was planned for Friday, 28 January, but, well, things fell through! Prior to that...