AT#965 - Travel to Cairo, Egypt

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Hear about travel to Cairo, Egypt, as the Amateur Traveler talks to Neil Laird, TV producer and the author of the Prime Time Travelers Series, about his favorite city. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel here. Why should you go to Cairo? Neil says, "I've traveled to some 70 countries and I've been an international documentary TV producer for 30 years. But anytime people ask me what is my happy place, what is the place that set me all off on this journey, it is Egypt. I've been enamored and fascinated by the ancient Egyptians and by the culture there for 30, 35 years, and Cairo is the gateway to that. I spent a lot of time on Luxor shooting films for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and BBC. But Cairo is often overlooked because it's the noisy, chaotic city that you fly into and see the pyramids before you go see Luxor and the great ruins. And that's a shame because Cairo is a universe in itself." Here’s the 7-day Cairo itinerary recommended by Neil: Day 1 – Zamalek (Gezira Island) Stay in Zamalek, the leafy island in the Nile – quieter, easier to acclimate. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-cairo-egypt/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast is sponsored by Smart Travel, a new podcast from the smart people at NerdWallet.
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0:22.0	playing the guest the cheapest day game, how to avoid paying for upgrades you won't use,
0:28.1	when to book peak season trips without paying peak season prices, and how to maximize
0:34.3	points for real savings, not just free bottled water.
0:38.4	So they cover all the stuff we don't.
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0:47.5	So if you're looking for information about financing your travels, check out SmartTravel.
0:52.6	Travel smarter and spend less with the help from NerdWallet. Follow
0:56.9	Smart Travel wherever you get your podcasts. And thanks to Smart Travel and NerdWallet for sponsoring
1:02.6	this episode of Amateur Traveler. You know, when I started this podcast, it felt like I had to
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