Hey Kate, it’s linked to in the post!

Would love the link to this airbnb!

Hey Kirsten! I had overall positive experiences across Egypt. In Cairo I met up at the pyramids with a male and female friend and at the market and museum with a female friend, but all my wanderings around Maadi and my transportation and whatnot was solo. I even rode the subway! (There’s a female car, it’s great.)

I have a Egypt roundup post coming up with explanations of my very few uncomfortable moments. But they were very few and far between. There was a LOT of pushy salespeople at the temples and whatnot, but that doesn’t bother me as long as I give myself a little pep talk before I face them, you know? It’s more of an annoyance than a threat, which I personally didn’t experience much of.

Hey Megan and Alex,

I’ll be doing Cairo solo later this year and am definitely feeling bit apprehensive – hear that there are a lot of issues with harassment, etc. How were your experiences? Also looking at using Uber there which is apparently safer?

Alex, did you spend much time going around Cairo solo or mostly with your Thailand friends?

I’ve got more Egypt posts coming up — from Sinai! — soon. Stay tuned!

Agreed! I would stay back in Maadi in a heartbeat. Kinda an inconvenient location, but such an oasis to return to.

That is a great mantra, and pretty similar to the one I used when I was freaking out going up in the plane to go skydiving. It works!