History
Abydos and the Myth of Osiris
An Egyptologist retells the myth of Osiris, Isis and Horus, the story that made Abydos the most sacred place in ancient Egypt.
Every Echoes of Africa guide and essay filed under Egypt: entry rules, safety, money, transport, packing, food, culture, festivals and heritage.
Heritage
Beyond the Pyramids: Discovering Egypt’s Living Heritage
An Egyptologist looks past the famous monuments to the beliefs, layered civilizations, landscapes and people that make Egypt a living country.
Heritage
Saint Catherine Area: Visitor and Heritage Guide
The oldest working Christian monastery in the world, under a mountain that Judaism, Christianity and Islam all hold sacred.
Heritage
Abu Mena: Visitor and Heritage Guide
A Coptic pilgrimage city south of Alexandria, built over a martyr's tomb. It spent twenty-four years on the Danger list and came off in 2025.
Travel planning
Accessible Travel in Egypt
Ancient sites were not built for wheelchairs and most have not been adapted, but more of Egypt is reachable than the reputation suggests.
Heritage
Egypt and Diaspora Reconnection
Egypt sits at the join of Africa and the Arab world, and the Nubian south carries a displacement story that the monuments above it are famous for.
Events and Festivals
Egypt Festivals and Celebrations
A lunar calendar, a Coptic one, a pharaonic spring festival everybody still keeps, and a sunrise that reaches the back of a temple twice a year.
Culture
Egypt Culture and Etiquette Guide
A conservative, hospitable and very sociable country where dress, photography and the word for tipping are the three things visitors most often get wrong.
Food
Egypt Food Guide
Bean breakfasts, a national dish assembled from three starches at once, and a food culture built on feeding a lot of people well and cheaply.
Travel planning
Egypt Travel Safety Guide
Staying safe in Egypt in practice: security at the major sites, ordinary crime and scams, the strict photography rules, and the habits that help.