Snobs like to proclaim that they're a "traveler," not a "tourist." Someone who goes to Cairo and skips the Giza pyramids is neither a "traveler" nor a "tourist." He is an idiot. It's criminal to go to Cairo and not see the Giza pyramids. It's like going to ...

“Get Out There” is a column for itchy footed humans written by long-time Paste contributor Blake Snow. Although different now, travel is better than ever. Today we visit the oldest “Wonder of the World” in Egypt’s capital: the Pyramids of Giza.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Keep moving” orders a voice deep from the abyss, as a length of people, as far as the eye can see, try to avoid bashing their heads on the ancient rocks above them, me included.

There are cities, there are capitals and then there is Cairo. Chaotic, enchanting and magnificent, the Egyptian capital is awe inspiring and home to a raw energy that’s all its own. A city of a thousand minarets, it has more history, more myths and more ...

From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting the modern museum to the ancient necropolis just beyond ...

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Cairo — Archaeologists have launched a huge project to restore the smallest of Giza's three famous pyramids to what they believe it looked like when it was built more than 4,000 years ago. An Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission announced the project ...