A blog in love of Egypt, my second home, highlighting from an outsider eye how Egyptians can have a healthier,safer life
walking in the streets of Cairo can be challenging due to many obstacles
Driving on the streets , it is not uncommon to see an overloaded truck and a guy on top of the heavy load. This guy is quite pro, he even talks on his cell phone. Not sure about why is this so much confidence on this ride. This is pretty high risk and the guy […]
Cairo isn’t an accessible city, and its attractions aren’t very accessible either. Starting with public transportation, the buses aren’t wheelchair accessible but there are private cabs like London Cab is wheelchair friendly , however this comes with a cost. Streets aren’t build with wheelchair in mind. Most bridges have stairs not even electric escalators. To […]
The lifetime of cars in Cairo, Egypt can span generations. This is not a joke my grandparents still keep their 1970 Seat nd a Lada car, fortunately my grandparents don’t drive now, so we wont have to worry about smog problem for their almost half a century cars. The issue is many old cars in […]
One thing which is a big health hazard in the streets of Cairo is the stray dogs. This is a complicated problem for Egypt, the stories you hear are scary. A friend of the family was walking in a dark street and apparently she didn’t notice the pack of dogs, unfortunately she was attacked . […]
years ago walking in the streets my grandma would tell me don’t cross on those circular iron structures . I didn’t know what are those but I listened to my grandma. I remember this as today my mom was reading news about 2 car accidents with 6 fatalities. All of them are in their 20’s […]
Have you ever played crossyroad? That popular game where your character, usually this little chick animation (a play on when the chicken crosses the road jokes) tries to navigate through the busy, packed roads. This chick has to make decisions on when it should step forward and cross the street, these decisions become deterimental as […]
Another common issue that causes large hassles for local Egyptians are the high sidewalks. This may be overlooked by many, however older people and children have harder times getting on the sidewalk. My grandma has a harder time getting up on these sidewalks. This may be a large reason why many elderly Egyptians are wary […]
