WE HAD NEVER TRAVELLED THIS FAR SOUTH BEFORE! The Nile River, with a flow rate of 2,830 cubic meters per second and a total length of 6,650 kilometers, is the second-longest river in the world. It rises in the East African Great Lakes region in Burundi, spreads abundance across the lands it touches, continues north, […]
Egypt Trip 2: Cairo In my first article, I shared my thoughts on Alexandria. Now, let’s move on to Cairo. Although Cairo is larger and more crowded, it is more organized than Alexandria. Our group’s first stop was the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, a fascinating and must-see place, which I have described in detail […]
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ALEXANDRIA? My first visit to Alexandria was in the 90s. I wanted to explore the producers in the vast Egyptian market, where I found it hard to compete with their prices, and even consider starting my own production there. You might remember I wrote about this after the last Ramadan […]
GOYA IN ARABIA (SACRED/CULTURE/BUSINESS/FUN) YOU EXPECT ONE THING YET SEE ANOTHER We spent the last days of 2023 and the first ones of 2024 in Riyadh, Jeddah, Macca, and Madinah. This is how I prefer to start a new year. I proceed with my life unlike the rest of the world engaging in a compulsory […]
THE DONKEY WHO HAS NEVER SEEN CHINA! In the old days, one of the Young Turks went to Paris, and when he returned, he narrated it sweetly. In short, when they say, “It is a donkey who has not seen Paris, and they ask around: Has your dear father been to Paris?” When he answers […]
BANGLADESH, A SUCCESS STORY!? With Covid-19, ongoing wars, ever-evolving technology and the climate crisis, a great change is occurring in almost every corner of the world. Of course, it is obvious that this is not a positive change in many places. But in a country one never expected, a more positive change that we would […]
