Where the tourists are fair game

Where the tourists are fair game

Despite what they say,nothing around here comes at'no cost to you'.

Airport? Where is airport?

Airport? Where is airport?

There are several ways to know your cab driver has no idea where he's going.

Tripologist:On the rails to ruins

Tripologist:On the rails to ruins

We are cruising the Mediterranean in November,ending the cruise in Cairo.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Egypt:time to reconsider

Egypt:time to reconsider

I am booked to travel to Cairo. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller site states Australians should"reconsider the need to travel"to Egypt.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Hot to shop:Cairo

Hot to shop:Cairo

Haggle in the souks and on the streets or splurge on fixed-price designs found in boutiques,writes Belinda Jackson.

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Pyramid schemes

Pyramid schemes

Author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz is sending his teenage spy,Alex Rider,to Cairo. So he had to go himself.

Your questions

Your questions

What is the best airfare — around the world or a direct fare to the Middle East?

Mummy's the word in beauty

Mummy's the word in beauty

Ass's milk may be off the menu but there are other ways to feel like Cleopatra,writes Belinda Jackson.

Psst,King Tut going cheap

Psst,King Tut going cheap

Belinda Jackson learns to keep mum when shopping in the mother country of civilisation.

Something's on the nose

Something's on the nose

Stephanie Clifford-Smith finds that accepting help from a stranger comes at a price.