This is my 50th podcast!
To celebrate, I've produced an unusual WanderLearn episode.
Instead of one guest, I have two! Instead of one location, we wander throughout Cairo with two Egyptologists of High-End Journeys: Ramez Salama and Ahmed Aziz.
Ramez appears first in the podcast, but I recorded more of my conversation with Ahmed. Both are fascinating.
If you're going to Egypt, you must ask for High-End Journeys to guide you. It's worth it!
Last year, I wrote an article about on Forbes entitled "What To Do In Cairo After You've Seen the Pyramids." You can read the same article on my website with the title, "Traveling Beyond Cairo's Pyramids To The Unseen Egypt."
Much of my research was based on my travels with both of them.
If you listen to the questions that I ask Ahmed, you'll get some insight into what I do everywhere I go. You'll see that I have a habit of asking impertinent questions about taboo subjects. I love to probe deep into a culture to understand what's really going in a society.
I recognize that my method has its flaws: anecdotal evidence has its own bias.
Still, if you do it often enough and with enough people, you usually can start forming a pretty accurate picture of a region.
I talked with dozens of Egyptians so that my chapter on Egypt is fair. Besides, it will be the final chapter in my book, so it has to be the best!
Speaking of my book, if you want to get a preview of the book as I'm writing it, please subscribe to my Patreon!
WanderLearn fans get a special chance to win a tour for two to Italy, England, Vietnam or California for FREE by going here:
https://www.tourradar.com/wanderlearn
Sponsored by Tour Radar
TourRadar is the best search engine for multi-day tours. They are the world’s largest online travel agency for multi-day tours. Revolutionizing how multi-day tours are compared and purchased, TourRadar provides travelers with a trusted online marketplace to find and book life-enriching experiences worldwide. TourRadar works with over 2,000 tour operators to offer more than 40,000 tours in over 200 countries.
Promoting Health Access Sumbawa
One of WanderLearn's top patrons, Kathy Kennedy Enger, asked me to draw attention to Health Access Sumbawa. I am happy to promote this remarkable nonprofit. In 2014, Jack Kennedy founded the organization to bring malaria control and healthcare to remote, impoverished communities. It started on the remote island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Since then, it's expanded thanks to generous donations. Visit their website to learn more and to donate: https://healthaccesssumbawa.org
More info
You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at http://wanderlearn.com.
If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!
On social media, my username is always ftapon. Follow me on:
- http://facebook.com/ftapon
- http://twitter.com/ftapon
- http://youtube.com/user/ftapon
- http://pinterest.com/ftapon
- http://tumblr.com/ftapon
Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron at http://Patreon.com/FTapon
Rewards start at just $2/month!
If you prefer to do a one-time contribution, you can send it to my PayPal at
If you prefer sending me cryptocurrency, then please send your support to one of my favorite wallets:
- Bitcoin: 3EiSBC2bv2bYtYEXAKTkgqZohjF27DGjnV
- Ethereum: 0x86D8Ab45260F82A5548F39BF21C9e244D0405a83
