It’s the top tourist site in Egypt, and one of the top sites in the world, which also makes it a top site for scams and scammers. Some scams at the Pyramids are unique to Egypt, while others are common in Europe and elsewhere too. Because education and preparation are essential to having a good …

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Documentary filmmaker Curtis Ryan Woodside sits down with John Navarre of The Egypt Travel Podcast to talk about his background growing up in South Africa, the incredible story of how he got his start in filmmaking, and his deep passion for Egyptology and telling stories from ancient Egypt through long-form content in an accurate and …

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Bethanie came to Egypt in late-2020 intending to only stay for 10 days. Four years later, she now runs women’s and spiritual retreats all over Egypt, has opened and owns a boutique hotel in Cairo, is engaged to someone she met by complete conincidence in her first week in Egypt, and has learned a lot …

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This episode dives into new flight options for flying into and back home from Egypt in more advantageous ways, as well as updated info on Egypt’s major – and new – airports to help you better plan your travel to and around Egypt. This episode is also available on The Egypt Travel Video Podcast on The Egypt TravelChannel on …

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An enlightening sit-down interview with Dr. Bernard O’Kane, a distinguished professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University in Cairo (AUC). I was so honored to reconnect with Dr. O’Kane, who is not only an expert on this topic, but also a former professor of mine when I was a student at AUC …

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What is Egypt’s local currency and what is it really worth compared to foreign currencies like the US Dollar, Euro, or British Pound? What’s a fair price to pay for various products and services in Egypt? How much cash should you bring to Egypt… or should you at all? Is it safe to use credit …

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Blindly following ChatGPT and new travel planning tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) might be ok for travel in places like North America and Western Europe, but this tactic can cause you to run into some big trouble on the ground in places like Egypt. In this episode, John reviews and talks through several Egypt …

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An announcement of the new video podcast episode that’s all about the latest updates on the Grand Egyptian Museum. The full video episode can be found at: https://YouTube.com/@TheEgyptTravelChannel And make sure you subscribe to this new YouTube channel, The Egypt Travel Channel – for more exclusive updates and new insider videos about travel to and …

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Prolific travel writer and globetrotter, Whitney O’Halek of www.QuickWhitTravel.com, and I sit down over lunch in Luxor to chat about her impressions of Egypt before and during her extensive first trip around the country with her husband, Steve. Whitney’s insights and observations about traveling around Egypt are particularly helpful given that this was her 59th country …

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Ashely and her father just finished spending over 3 weeks in Egypt exploring nearly every corner of the country together. In this super detailed guest interview episode, Ashley talks about her pre-trip research and planning, their impressions of each place they visited, what surprised her and her dad after they arrived in Egypt, and along …

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