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Egypt Travel Podcast

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2 months ago

The Egypt Travel Podcast shares with you everything you need to know - and plenty you didn't even know you needed to know - about travel to and around Egypt as a tourist. This podcast tells you what no one else will tell you about travel to Egypt and complements the trusted Information, insights, tips, recommendations, reviews, & expert advice shared on http://www.EgyptTravelBlog.com.

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The Egypt Travel Podcast shares with you everything you need to know - and plenty you didn't even know you needed to know - about travel to and around Egypt as a tourist. This podcast tells you what no one else will tell you about travel to Egypt and complements the trusted Information, insights, tips, recommendations, reviews, & expert advice shared on http://www.EgyptTravelBlog.com.

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Episodes (20/41)

Egypt Travel Podcast

The Top 5 Ways to Avoid Scams at the Pyramids

It’s the top tourist site in Egypt, and one of the top sites in the world, which also makes it a top site for scams and scammers. Some scams at the Pyramids are unique to Egypt, while others are common in Europe and elsewhere too. Because education and preparation are essential to having a good …

2 months ago

7 minutes 9 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Interview with Bethanie Nettleton of Escape to Egypt and Hathor House Boutique Hotel

Bethanie came to Egypt in late-2020 intending to only stay for 10 days. Four years later, she now runs women’s and spiritual retreats all over Egypt, has opened and owns a boutique hotel in Cairo, is engaged to someone she met by complete conincidence in her first week in Egypt, and has learned a lot …

8 months ago

34 minutes 37 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Airports and Flights to and within Egypt

This episode dives into new flight options for flying into and back home from Egypt in more advantageous ways, as well as updated info on Egypt’s major – and new – airports to help you better plan your travel to and around Egypt. This episode is also available on The Egypt Travel Video Podcast on The Egypt TravelChannel on …

10 months ago

13 minutes 41 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

All about Money and Currency in Egypt

What is Egypt’s local currency and what is it really worth compared to foreign currencies like the US Dollar, Euro, or British Pound? What’s a fair price to pay for various products and services in Egypt? How much cash should you bring to Egypt… or should you at all? Is it safe to use credit …

1 year ago

49 minutes 47 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

The Perils of Using ChatGPT and AI in Travel Planning

Blindly following ChatGPT and new travel planning tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) might be ok for travel in places like North America and Western Europe, but this tactic can cause you to run into some big trouble on the ground in places like Egypt. In this episode, John reviews and talks through several Egypt …

1 year ago

46 minutes 26 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

May/June 2023 GEM Updates

An announcement of the new video podcast episode that’s all about the latest updates on the Grand Egyptian Museum. The full video episode can be found at: https://YouTube.com/@TheEgyptTravelChannel And make sure you subscribe to this new YouTube channel, The Egypt Travel Channel – for more exclusive updates and new insider videos about travel to and …

2 years ago

4 minutes 53 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Interview with Travel Writer Whitney O’Halek from QuickWhitTravel.com

Prolific travel writer and globetrotter, Whitney O’Halek of www.QuickWhitTravel.com, and I sit down over lunch in Luxor to chat about her impressions of Egypt before and during her extensive first trip around the country with her husband, Steve. Whitney’s insights and observations about traveling around Egypt are particularly helpful given that this was her 59th country …

2 years ago

1 hour 1 minute 12 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Interview with Ashely on her 3-Week Father-Daughter Adventure

Ashely and her father just finished spending over 3 weeks in Egypt exploring nearly every corner of the country together. In this super detailed guest interview episode, Ashley talks about her pre-trip research and planning, their impressions of each place they visited, what surprised her and her dad after they arrived in Egypt, and along …

3 years ago

1 hour 26 minutes 54 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Common Misconceptions about Egypt

Did you know that “Egypt” wasn’t the real name of this country in ancient times, and it still isn’t even in modern times? Nope, that’s one of the many misconceptions about the country we call Egypt today (Can a country actually catfish people?). What else do we think is true about Egypt but really isn’t? …

3 years ago

19 minutes 18 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Who was Umm Kulthum?

No one in the West has quite the iconic stature that singer Umm Kulthum has across the Arab World. To compare her to only one of the most famous Western singers in history is to drastically underestimate her star power both in the past and in the present. In this culturally focused episode, John presents …

3 years ago

12 minutes 26 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

The Avenue of the Sphinxes

On the heels of Egypt’s latest globally televised cultural spectacle in Luxor for the opening of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, John dives into the history and significance of Egypt’s newest open-air monument to re-pen to the public. For more travel advice on trips to and around Egypt, check out all the other episodes of …

3 years ago

10 minutes 59 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

The Man Who Deciphered the Rosetta Stone

In a departure from travel advice, John shares the history of the Rosetta Stone and story of the talented linguist whose rare genius was finally able to decipher the mysterious language of ancient Egypt via the clues embedded within the Rosetta Stone. For more travel advice on trips to and around Egypt, check out all …

3 years ago

18 minutes 10 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

How to Structure an Itinerary in Egypt

John reviews some common pitfalls in Egypt trip planning and discusses what a realistic itinerary draft incorporating some of Egypt’s top sites and cities – and one that won’t drain you to the point of exhaustion – will look like. Please feel welcome to go to www.EgyptElite.com for help planning your trip to Egypt and …

3 years ago

19 minutes 46 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Travel Bounces Back Bigtime in Egypt

In this latest episode – and first video episode – of the Egypt Travel Podcast, John updates viewers on this latest trip back to Egypt post-pandemic in June and July of 2021, talks about new infrastructure projects in Cairo and Giza and restaurant openings in Giza and Luxor, and shares some intel and advice for …

3 years ago

28 minutes 5 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Traveling During Ramadan

Happy Ramadan, all!! Traveling to Egypt during Ramadan requires a few logistical changes, but offers a unique experience that you won’t encounter any other time of year. In this episode, John talks about what Ramadan is all about, what changes in Egypt during this month, how travelers should adapt, and the most important things to …

4 years ago

19 minutes 17 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Interview with Egypt Elite Client Braden on Post-Covid Travel

Another timely update on what it’s like to travel to Egypt as a tourist on the tail end of the Covid pandemic as global travel is finally opening back up. John interviews Egypt Elite client Braden, who just returned from a long-delayed trip to Egypt with her family. They talk travel logistics, Covid testing, what …

4 years ago

54 minutes 13 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

QUICK UPDATE: Mummies on the Move!!!

Note: This episode was recorded on April 2nd about a live event on April 3rd. A quick timely update on an historic event scheduled for today, April 3rd, 2021 at 6pm local Cairo time. Listen to this quick update episode ASAP to get the details on the historic event that will be broadcast live around …

4 years ago

20 minutes 13 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Planning 1st vs. 2nd or 3rd trips to Egypt, Part 2

Continuing the journey around Egypt that we started in part 1 of this episode, we pick up in Luxor and switch from ancient sites to fun things to do here. Then we head over to the Red Sea continuing on the same topic, then make our way over to the Sinai Peninsula to get into …

4 years ago

35 minutes 9 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

Planning 1st vs. 2nd or 3rd trips to Egypt, Part 1

As travel resumes and picks up again, Egypt is unveiling lots of new attractions that will be new even to those who have visited Egypt before. Even without these new openings (which include several new museums and lots of new infrastructure), there are dozens of other magnificent sites to see beyond the primary tourist sites …

4 years ago

29 minutes 14 seconds

Egypt Travel Podcast

How Big-Brand Companies Overcharge You for Second-Rate Tours

Get ready! John takes you through what to expect when planning post-Covid travel to Egypt, including warnings about insanely overpriced branded trips, what those trip should really cost, and how to take advantage of the post-pandemic travel downturn to plan upcoming travel for less. Please feel welcome to reach out to me at John@EgyptElite.com for help planning …

4 years ago

39 minutes 6 seconds