Five Days in Cairo (part 4)
Day five. I woke depressed. I didn’t know if I wanted to do something or do nothing. I had to pick up my costume from Madame Hekmet, so I went to do that while waiting for the other girls to get up and get dressed. The taxi driver didn’t know where I was going, so [...]
Five Days in Cairo (part III)
Day four arrived too late for breakfast, and I was starving! We didn’t have anything planned for today because we wanted to relax. The hectic pace was running us ragged. Though we didn’t want to miss a thing, we also didn’t want to make ourselves sick. A dance class would have been nice, but it [...]
So You Want to Go To Egypt…
Disclaimer: I do not recommend going to Egypt during this time of political and cultural turmoil. So, you want to go to Egypt? How should you do it? Well, having been both as the single traveler in 3 star Egypt and with a tour group in 5 star Egypt, I can give you a little [...]
Nile Cruise, A Relaxing Egyptian Adventure
Picture the Nile- the most impressive river in the world. This river gave food to the Pharaohs and nursed a great civilization to prosperity. It fed the western empires as well as the peoples along its own banks. Majestic and powerful, it is still the same wonderful force it was in days of old. The [...]
Five Days in Cairo (part 2)
Day two of my first five days in Cairo arrived for us at 2:00 in the afternoon. Danielle was simply exhausted and decided to stay in bed. Daleela and I decided to walk down to Mohamed Ali Street confident that we could find the way. After a few blocks, uncertainty overcame me. We stopped to [...]
Five Days in Cairo (part one)
Wednesday, my first day in Cairo, started with a midnight arrival. As we flew over the city, I was in awe at how big it was. It seemed we flew for miles and miles before we touched down. The lights chased away any fatigue I had been feeling. Excitement raced through me as I walked [...]
The Allure of Egypt
What is it that draws dancers to Egypt? What magic potion wafts through the air infecting the heart and invading the whole body, creating a longing within when miles separate us from it? Will the mystery ever be solved? My journey into belly dance began much like my experience with Egypt. It was mildly interesting, [...]
The Southern Gate of Egypt- Aswan
Many belly dancers around the world travel to Egypt to take in the pyramids, shop at the costumers, and see exciting shows. Unfortunately, many also miss some of the highlights of the southern gate of Egypt, Aswan. With this destination being a short one hour twenty minute flight away from Cairo (or take an air-conditioned [...]
Rocking with Raqia
My group and I had the good fortune to take a class with Raqia Hassan during my last tour to Egypt in March 2006. Like most things in Egypt, we weren’t sure it was going to happen. I called Raqia before leaving the United States and she said she would be out of town during [...]
Return to Egypt (1999)
Egypt 1999 was not a trip I was looking forward to taking. My enthusiasm from the last trip began to fade around 4 months before this trip. Real life in the USA was occupying too much space in my brain to make the thought of leaving a pleasant prospect. I was too attached to my [...]
