Cairo

The Pyramids of Giza before the tour buses arrive, koshary at the benchmark shop, the Egyptian Museum's mummy room, sunset from the Muhammad Ali Mosque terrace, and shisha at a 250-year-old café in the bazaar.

Coptic churches before the tourist buses, the Hanging Church, a classic Egyptian lunch, Bab Zuweila's minaret view, Muizz Street at dusk, and a Nile dinner at Sequoia.