Egypt: The Return of Tourism - is it safe?
I just returned from a trip to Cairo for work (and by just, I mean I actually walked in the house less than an hour ago from getting back from the airport). In a case of pure coincidence, I was the last person from my work to be on one of our tours in Egypt in January 2011 and I am the first one to be back since the revolution. If you are hazy on the details of what happened in Egypt and throughout the rest of Northern Africa/Middle East then, here is a little infographic timeline that breaks it down: https://www.slow-journalism.com/infographics/society/arab-spring-timeline A question I get a lot - besides 'where is your favorite place?' of course - is IS IT SAFE? I really don't like to answer that question because some of it boils down to personal feeling. I've spent my entire life living in or around major cities and am more accustomed to the things that come along with city life. These things that don't bother me may be unsettling to some; Traffic, noise, gr...