Life In Cairo

My First Week With Egyptian Neighbours, And Loving Every Minute Of It!

I thought id tell you about a little incident we had last week... Well it was mayor panic mode incident at the time, but looking back now it just makes me furious, as most of the stuff that happens in this country does! But first let me just explain what Egyptian neighbours are like... Nosey,… Continue reading My First Week With Egyptian Neighbours, And Loving Every Minute Of It!

Life In Cairo, Salon Life

When Rats And Snails Collide They Throw S*** At You, And Your Dreams Are Over… The Closing Of A Business Not Open Yet!

The last month I've been super busy trying to get the salon finished and open.. I mean it's about time right, 6 months to paint and lay some flooring in a 24m2 salon, should NOT take this long... About two weeks ago the engineer (Lets call him a snail because he is so slow!), finally… Continue reading When Rats And Snails Collide They Throw S*** At You, And Your Dreams Are Over… The Closing Of A Business Not Open Yet!

Apartment In Cairo

A Mini-Update…

So here I am sitting in my new lovely apartment, completely finished, with all the furniture and the kitchen fitted... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA sometimes I can be REALLY funny! Last week I posted about how excited I was to finally move into my finished apartment. Well that excitement faded quickly when the engineer decided to spend another… Continue reading A Mini-Update…

Apartment In Cairo

Step 2… No Turning Back

11 am - Neighbour next door calls saying the workers are banging way too hard on the wall, do we want to make it into one big apartment? How did the neighbour guess my plans?!  One more bang and your apartment will be mine Muahahahaha! 15 pm - Neighbour downstairs calls saying we have to… Continue reading Step 2… No Turning Back