Egypt

The first thing I’m going to do on this beautiful morning, my first in a new country? Check out. And then head to the airport.

It is the world’s largest archaeological museum, built at an estimated cost of more than $1.5 billion, and it’s 11 years late.

This ancient trading city on the Nile is the most wonderfully scenic of all Egypt’s riverside towns, with plenty of energy and attitude to match.

Cairo airport handles 26 million passengers a year. Allow time (and patience) for its lengthy security – better still, bring cash.

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From lamp-lit rooms with views once enjoyed by Alexander the Great to a Churchill favourite, these hotels have atmosphere in spades.

The pre-tour notes advised me to skip lunch (and probably breakfast), and to wear good walking shoes.

Egyptian temples are wonder-filled gateways to the past.

Cairo, the chaotic but captivating Egyptian capital, is preparing for its overdue return to the bosom of the world traveller.