[thekid314]

It's perfectly safe here. Come now before the crowds get much bigger. Around the tourist sites you will meet plenty of people trying to get you to ride a horse, or pay a tip for any little service. You can just ignore them, and there's no tip necessary. Take Uber everywhere and you won't even have to worry about taxis.

The real locations in Luxor and the Egypt Museum are much more interesting than the exhibit in London (though the exhibit in London has better labels).

*I'm a white guy writing this from Cairo. https://www.DavidDegner.com

[retSava]

My goodness, your photos are absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing!

Ha, I remember the key (for me) was to be comfortable ignoring people. That's when I learned to relax and enjoy what I had around me. It was just very, very unnatural to ignore someone talking to me, asking me questions, or a hand reached out for a handshake. After a couple of times of not getting my hand back though... :)

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and the view from the TV tower (I think it is) were two of my favorites in Cairo, strangely enough more than the Giza area/pyramids.

[rblion]

Thanks for the nudge and the tips, I'll definitely refer back to these!

Most of my fears are in my head and can be circumvented with proper planning and Couchsurfing.

I challenge myself with travel/adventure every year. I think this is the next leap of faith I need to take. In 2017, I went to Colombia and last fall, I camped out in WY/MT during bear/elk/moose season.

Is there a decent dev community there? Maybe I can make some friends before landing, that always makes things easier.

I love your site BTW. I'll look through it all later!

[thekid314]

Find my email on my website and I can hook you up with some dwvwlopers