If you want a slice of home when you travel here you can book a TX4 Black London Cab. Primarily designed to do airport runs, they are now available for regular bookings too. The catch is that you have to be non-Egyptian. Before you scream injustice let me say that I contacted the company responsible [...]

I use taxis a lot because I do not have a car here. I used to think it was really cheap because I was comparing it to the cost of a taxi in London. That’s why I picked up on this topic first mentioned by my  dear friend Nadia who has her own blog here [...]

I really upset a cab driver the other day. I got in the cab and I asked him if he wanted some bananas. Yes…. that’s what I thought. What’s the big deal …..right? Well, you see I didn’t actually have any bananas on me. When I stopped the cab, it just so happened that there [...]

This is a copy of a well written account by Nadia El Abdin (Irish Alexandra) about the 3 types of Cab/Taxi here in Cairo.  Please go and visit the original article here http://speakingupandspeakingoutfromcairo.wordpress.com As Nadia explains In Cairo there are 3 kinds of cabs; 1- The old black and white ones. 2- The Yellow Cabs [...]

I heard recently that in Bulgaria it is normal to shake your head for “yes” and to nod for “no”. I can’t say whether that is true or not I’ve never been –  but if it were true, that would get me into so much trouble there. Can you imagine? It is not so easy [...]