It’s a pleasure to announce that I was interviewed by the lovely Leslie Koch of downtowntraveler.com about safety issues in Egypt. You don’t want to miss this interview because I loved the questions, enjoyed answering, and shared some exclusive photos!

If you want to visit Egypt soon, don’t miss this post with the useful tips of an “almost local”. Oh and did you know that I walked in the streets of Cairo wearing a niqab (=burka)? Go check out the post to see the video too! :)

Here is the link:

Is it safe to visit Egypt after the revolution? Q+A with travel blogger Giulia Cimarosti

A portrait of me by Egyptian photographer Heba Abou el Eid - Shot in Wadi el Gamal, Southern Egypt and featured on Downtowntraveler.com

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URL: downtowntraveler.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/downtowntravel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downtowntraveler

Ahmed Abdel Wahab was shot in his eye with a so called rubber bullet and lost his right eye’s sight. Here is his story, together with some images of the Revolution. Some of them are especially disturbing so I tell you from the beginning not to watch it if you want to complain afterwards… Footage credits: Al Masry Alyoum, 18 days in Egypt (the movie), Omar Rashed.

If you’re not familiar with the SOPA and PIPA “anti-piracy” laws, please take a minute to watch this video. It explains how these two laws may change internet forever, causing the loss of websites you use on a daily basis… and maybe your blog too!

Stop SOPA and PIPA, watch the video and spread the word!

I took this photo in Breuil-Cervinia, my new location in the Italian Alps. What did Santa Claus bring you?

Dear All,

It’s time for recaps and New Year’s resolutions, and I can’t say I don’t have plans for the upcoming year!

My wish for you is to have a year full of new discoveries, surprises, spiritual enrichment and amazing experiences. May you travel to the destinations you’ve always dreamed of, snap the perfect shot that will make you proud and hopefully famous. May you keep the explorer’s spirit and never stop being amazed by the world. May you learn something new every day and never stop adding plans to your life.

Regardless of your location, religion or belief, I wish you happy holidays and safe travels!

All the best,

Giulia :)

p.s.

One of the presents I got was a photo by me published on mediterraneaonline.eu , a website about the Mediterranean area culture.

Egypt Tahrir Square - Photo by Giulia Cimarosti

I’m always with Tahrir and I hope the situation in Egypt will improve soon. Every day I miss Cairo and keep track of the situation.

Hi all,

as some of you might know I recently relocated to a place called Breuil-Cervinia, in Northern Italy, right on the border with Switzerland.

This doesn’t mean I can easily get to the nearby Country because there are some 4000mt high mountains in between! So I’ll probably end up staying on the Italian side, you know. :)

Everything is going smoothly for now, we have a looot of snow so please consider this place if you are thinking about skiing in Italy! It’s a beautiful and charming place, and I am working in a beautiful hotel so I wouldn’t mind asking for a good travel blogger rate! :)

The only news I have for you apart from this is that I was interviewed for the website Travelgeek.com and the interview is finally live, so go check it out! http://journeygeek.com/traveller/giulia-cimarosti/

Many posts are coming soon, I feel inspired, I finally have a working USB modem and I have not much to do… good news for the travel blogger life!

I leave you with a photo of me that was used for the interview and that maybe you didn’t see before, at the Golden Temple, Kyoto, Japan.

Ciao everyone!

x G

Golden Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Dear all,

Here I am, back from Egypt (again!) and with so many things to write about! Just to name a few:

• - I joined the volunteers team of “Characters of Egypt” Festival again. This festival is basically an annual gathering of all the tribes from all over Egypt, which camp together for 3 nights. We camped on an island on the Nile next to Aswan. The island is called Heisa and there are also Nubian families living on it. It was definitely an amazing experience!
• - I visited the 57357 Children Cancer Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. It is an amazingly modern and beautiful building, but the experience was also very tough. I will tell you more soon, and share photos about that day too.
• - I witnessed the situation in Egypt now, about 9 months after the Egyptian Revolution. Atmosphere was definitely different, but it was great to be back and see my friends again anyway!
• - I didn’t end up in South America as planned. I’m broke. That’s why I am going to work in Italy for a few more months (precisely until April 2012) and then… surprise surprise. I can’t tell you now because I don’t like to tempt faith, you know. :)
• - I witnessed Eid el Adha in Cairo – in this feast, people slaughter cows and sheep on the street. You don’t wanna see that. I saw that. Okay I will show you the pics.
• - One day I went to a cafe in Cairo, opened a magazine and found a photo by me. Yes, there was a clear “photo by Giulia Cimarosti” credit underneath. It was such a surprise!
• - Last but not least, I finally broke the 100k line on Alexa ranking! A new thing for me and I am happy + excited.

Stay tuned and thank you everyone for following me!

Love,

Giulia

My friend Shady shows us how to set up a shisha! In this video we are smoking 2 flavors of tobacco: lemon and peach. Sorry for the bad quality of the video!

Dear all,

since my last “about to be back” update I moved back to Genoa (home, northern Italy) from Apulia (southern Italy) and I’m back at blogging. It feels great!

I have some news to share with you, concerning my new plans and some updates.

First things first: I have very proudly been featured on Hecktic Travels first newsletter with a short article about Egypt and why visiting after the Revolution, and even if I’m super late I’d like to thank Dalene and Peter for asking me to contribute.

Here’s the article that was featured. I’m so proud of it!

My article on Hecktic Travels first newsletter

I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t do much for the blog in the past 2 months because of poor wi fi access and little free time. But I collected a lot of information and took many photos of the many places I visited, and I will share everything little by little. I have so much to write about that I could stay without traveling for months.

BUT

This is not gonna happen of course – in fact I have some new plans and I’m going to disclose them here:

1. I’m not going to South America anymore (at least not for now).

The plan I had for so long didn’t work out because I’m out of funds. I had some major problem back home and had to “invest” everything. So no money, no South America.

But I always have a “plan B” so I won’t stop, and I’m moving to a place called Breuil – Cervinia, in the Italian Alps, starting from December for about 5 months where I’ll be working and exploring the area. Ok it’s not South America but at least I’ll be earning some more money to travel afterwards! I’m a bit worried about wi-fi availability, but I’ll figure it out when I’m there.

2. Egypt.

In the meantime, I’m going back to Cairo, Egypt for 3 weeks and I’ll take part in the “Characters of Egypt Festival” again. Please click on the link to read about my experience from last year – it was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done in my life, and I am so happy that I’ll be there for the new edition as a photographer and volunteer.

Basically, I’ll be camping with Bedouins from all over Egypt for 3 nights in Aswan, where they will gather and share information about their culture and habits. I just can’t wait.

3. Catch up with blogging and online work.

I have some 1400 unopened emails, including requests of guest posts and such. I finally have the time to go through them and catch up with the online work, and I am very happy about this. Sometimes it feels good to take a break!

Plus, as you might have noticed, the Egypt Life Blog is not updated and that’s because I used to do it together with the other author, Hazem: we used to talk on Skype and update the blog. Then, I didn’t have internet anymore so it became impossible. I hope to collect some material during the new trip to Egypt and schedule new updates with him. Excited!

Stay tuned. Thanks everyone for being so awesome.

-G

Hey everyone.
Yes, I was away for a while, but no I didn’t disappear and no I didn’t give up on my blog!
I am still working away from home (and from wifi…), but I’ll be back in a few days with new posts and photos from all the beautiful places I saw during the last month or so.
I miss updating my blog and interacting with my followers/friends so much! I miss you guys.
Keep posted coz I’ll be back soon!
I have so much to say. Can’t wait.
Ciao :)
Giulia