Egypt
‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed
The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.
- Chris Moss
There’s little to excite you at this busy airport, with one exception
The shopping and dining options are typical chain-store fare, but then you come across the exhibit of a 2600-year-old mummy.
- Andrew Bain
A devastating Aussie connection in the middle of the Egyptian desert
Of the thousands of Anzacs buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery in Egypt, one grave fills me with a sense of grief, even now, 84 years on.
- Andrew Bain
- ★★★★½
- Hotel reviews
This hotel feels like being transported into an Egyptian palace
The atmospheric Al Moudira Hotel, Luxor West Bank, never lets you forget you’re in a special part of the world.
- Michael Gebicki
Ten game-changing innovations reshaping modern travel
Meet the trailblazers changing the way we travel, from a hotel that’s a green sanctuary to an ambitious plan to turn a UAE city into a new cultural capital.
- Traveller Team
The strikingly simple dish that’s worth $15 billion
If ever there was a dish to prove that simplicity is perfection, this is it.
- Ben Groundwater
In the middle of a town, hiding in plain sight, is a thrilling ancient temple
The Temple of Horus at Edfu has a roof. A plain old roof at that, but never has a roof been more astounding.
- Brian Johnston
Nowhere on Earth feels more connected to the ancient world than here
In one of the world’s greatest ancient civilisations, what’s old is new.
- Andrew Bain
Forget bacon and eggs - this breakfast dish of millions is truly great
You haven’t lived until you’ve started your day with a heaving bowl of slow-cooked beans, a rich stew carrying aromas of cumin, olive oil, garlic and lemon.
- Ben Groundwater
Seven things you must see at the world’s largest archaeological museum
After years of delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is officially opening next month. Here are seven highlights among its many wonders.
- Andrew Bain