El Cairo, Egipto

“Nothing prepares you for seeing the Pyramids of Giza in person. I've traveled to 193 countries and the Great Pyramid still made me feel like a child looking at something that shouldn't exist. Standing at the base of a 4,500-year-old structure that was already ancient when the Romans were still figuring things out — it rewires your sense of time. The koshari at Abou Tarek for $1 is the perfect comfort food: rice, lentils, pasta, and tomato sauce all mixed together. The feluca ride on the Nile at sunset is pure romance. Pro tip: go to the pyramids at 7am to beat the crowds and the heat.”