The Final Ghost

Alexandria is a city of the invisible and longing. Many years ago my father spent time here as a young man and, when he died, he left me scrapbooks of…

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A Divine Place

I love vistas. The possibilities are endless. This one is located in the Gayer-Anderson Museum in Cairo. This 17th house is filled with furniture, carpets, curios, antiquities and artworks that…

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Fresh Potential

I am a secret prowler of hotel corridors. It's that intoxicating combination of absolute anonymity with clandestine worlds behind every door. This five-star hotel in Cairo surpassed all expectations. ©…

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The Young Tycoon

Meet Mahmoud. Like many kids in Egypt, he sells tourist souvenirs to supplement the family income. But Mahmoud's different. He's fortunate because he lives next door to Luxor's Egyptology Centre.…

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What Price Love?

This Egyptian beauty is currently languishing at the bottom of a bookcase at a local auction. The catalogue carries no information about her origins, nor is there any estimation of…

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