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The African Fish Eagle
UncategorizedSeptember 3, 2020

The African Fish Eagle

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Meet my favourite, unmistakable African Raptor! At the time of writing, we are 6 months in to the Initial Covid-19 lockdown 2020, and we…

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The Annual Break-fast Festival
UncategorizedMay 23, 2020

The Annual Break-fast Festival

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

In the Islamic faith, there are 2 Eid Celebrations every year. In a previous blog, we wrote about the “greater Eid” (Eid el Adha),…

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The Egyptian Goose
UncategorizedJuly 4, 2019

The Egyptian Goose

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Is it a goose?     Does it come from Egypt? Well, some interesting questions. I know that in South Africa (our home) there…

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Surviving the cold…
UncategorizedJanuary 26, 2019

Surviving the cold…

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

As winter hits Egypt, this year (2019) has begun with snow on Mt Sinai, people rushing out to buy slippers, heaters, blankets and scarves……..

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Measuring the Nile Flood
UncategorizedNovember 29, 2018

Measuring the Nile Flood

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

WHAT IS A NILOMETER? Nilo = the River Nile                  Meter = a measurement of Apparently there…

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Bread & Salt
UncategorizedOctober 16, 2018

Bread & Salt

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Recently I was in a restaurant in Cairo called: “Aish wi Malh”. This is Arabic for Bread and Salt. I thought this was a…

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Evil Eye
UncategorizedJuly 15, 2018

Evil Eye

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Attempting to try and explain the evil eye in a short blog is an intimidating task. However its prevalence in the culture in this…

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Kunafa
UncategorizedJune 14, 2018

Kunafa

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Ramadan is a month of fasting for Muslims around the world. But also key during this time is the “breakfast” (the breaking of the…

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Waiting in Line
UncategorizedMay 15, 2018

Waiting in Line

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Probably the thing that irritates, frustrates, annoys and drives foreigners to distraction is the concept of politely standing in line while waiting your turn…

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Cleaning day
UncategorizedApril 23, 2018

Cleaning day

By Tim & Ingrid Briscoe

Where strength and a lot of water are required…! For some it can be a bit of a shock to discover that you have…

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