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Cairo Jazz Club

If you’re the type of person that is fed up with listening to the same monotonous sound that blasts out of every night spot in Cairo; then this could be the place for you.

Situated on the corner of Sphinx Square at the edge of Mohandiseen, the Cairo Jazz Club offers nightly live entertaining , encompassed in a very dark and Jazzy atmosphere, that befits perfectly a live music venue. Read the story »

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La Bodega

The walls are strewn with pictures by young artists and the decor is superb and often used for photo-shoots.

Almost always filled to capacity, La Bodega is intimate simply because you have to be close to your companion. Read the story »

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Cairo on $2 a day

Shobra is a neighborhood of faded glory. Stately building facades, covered by centuries of Sahara sands, cast shadows on the crowded working class streets below. This is the neighborhood of taxi drivers, policemen and waiters.

Al Ahram, Egypt’s leading newspaper, estimates that 50 percent of Egyptians live on $2 a day or less. So when I decided to investigate what living on $2 daily entailed, it made sense to head to Shobra, the “shaabi” heart of Cairo.

I took all the money out of my wallet, save for 11 Egyptian pounds, which is equivalent to $2. I wanted to see if I could get by for a day spending no more than your average Egyptian. Read the story »