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GEM Updates
October 2025 Updates on the Grand Egyptian Museum
Look, I know you’ve been hearing this for years – the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally going to open soon. And then it doesn’t. We’ve been promised opening…
GEM Updates
September 2025 Grand Egyptian Museum Updates
The past month of August gave us several new and exciting announcements out of Egypt regarding the Grand Egyptian Museum. While detail and clarity are not…
GEM Updates
Public Grand Opening – and Closing – Dates for the GEM
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025. That’s the newest and latest full grand opening date of the Grand Egyptian Museum. A few weeks ago, November 1st was thrown out…
GEM Updates
Updated GEM Opening Date Announced, But…
The government of Egypt finally announced a new grand opening date for the Grand Egyptian Museum, but at the same time they left out several other very…
Egypt Hotel Reviews
Seeing past hotel PR when choosing a place to stay in Egypt
Hotels in Egypt, even ones that label themselves as “five-star,” are notorious for going to great lengths to produce flattering photos and social media…
GEM Updates
GEM Insider Updates for January 2023
Greetings, all. I’m back with another set of insider updates for you about what’s going on with the opening – or lack thereof – of the new Grand Egyptian…
GEM Updates
New Night Lighting Goes Live at the GEM
So far, virtually all photos of the new Grand Egyptian Museum have focused on what the unique facade of the building looks like during daylight hours. After…
GEM Updates
Possible Dates for GEM Opening Revealed
While the government of Egypt is still keeping plans for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum a well-guarded state secret, some hints as to their planning…
Culture
Egypt marks Mawlid al-Nabi in the sweetest way
Egyptians love their sweets, and that’s especially true when it comes to the holidays. Whether it’s Ramadan, Coptic Christmas, or this year’s Mawlid al-Nabi…
Giza
New archaeological finds in Egypt continue to astonish
Important discoveries out of Egypt have again been flooding the global news as archaeologists continue to explore beneath the sands of the Saqqara necropolis…
Home Top
Egypt’s Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout
As Covid-19 vaccines hit the shelves, travelers are counting down the days to when a return to worldwide travel freedom is given the green light. The…
History
More Unsealed Mummies Discovered at Saqqara
If you’ve ever wandered around the rocky grounds of the Saqqara royal necropolis, the site of the Pharaoh Djoser’s famous Step Pyramid just south of the most…
Home Top
Coronavirus in Egypt: Updates and Advice
It goes without saying that this is not a good time for travel, and the travel industry has been hit especially hard by this unpredictable catastrophe…
The Pyramids & Sphinx
Step Pyramid Interior Reopens to the Public
The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Sakkara is one of the most unique pyramids in Egypt and the oldest pyramid still standing anywhere in the world. While most of…
Cairo
Mummies on the Move
There have been quite a few recent developments about mummies in Egypt lately, including the largest discovery of mummies in over a century near Luxor, which…
Luxor
New Major Mummy Discovery Unveiled in Luxor
The largest new discovery of ancient Egyptian mummies in over a century has been revealed to the public by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities at a ceremony in…
All Cairo Area Museums
Fun Facts about the new Grand Egyptian Museum
When it is completed, the Grand Egyptian Museum just outside of Cairo on the Giza Plateau (and next door to the Pyramids) will not only be the new crown jewel…
History
New Discovery Makes Pharaohs Look Modern, Sort Of
A team of archaeologists work in northern Egypt have discovered the site of an ancient settlement that makes even the Pharaohs and the Pyramids look young…
Evergreen Egypt Travel Advice
Why Egypt? And Why Now?
So why Egypt? Why Egypt for me, and why Egypt for so many people all over the world who want to travel there? Well, I’ll tell you that for me it was the sheer…
History
New Discoveries
One of the amazing things about Egypt is that the entire country is still an active archaeological site. With over five thousand years of history under its…
Shopping
Best Exchange Rates Ever!!!
Holy Mummies! If you’ve ever wanted to travel to Egypt and get an amazing bang for your buck, there’s no time like the present. In an attempt to meet the…