This week’s Matador Destination Expert hails from Maidstone, England, but currently finds himself in Cairo. Meet Nick Rowlands (Pharaonick), the man with the master plan in Egypt.
It’s not everyday you get to meet someone who can claim “adventure tour leader in the Middle East” as one of his past jobs. After two years of this exciting work, Nick has settled into “the delicious chaos of Cairo” where he is currently working as an English teacher and freelance writer.
More on Nick:
I’m fired up on: The complexities and absurdities of the human condition; reality, consciousness, and belief systems; social and environmental justice; where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.
Travel style: With little baggage, few preconceptions, and serendipity as a guide.
Favorite books: Difficult one, changes all the time. Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts), A Scanner Darkly (Phillip K Dick), Foucault’s Pendulum (Umberto Eco).
I want to make a difference by: Living my dreams, and making my own small contribution to the beautiful unfolding narrative of the universe.
Why I travel: Because to travel is to live: there is no better way to learn about yourself, and the world around you. By doing so, you might help to make the world a better place.
In addition to being Matador’s expert on Egypt, Nick is NileGuide’s Cairo local expert and also a regular contributor to Trazzler.
To get in touch with Pharaonick, visit his Matador profile.
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Great pictures Nick!
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Ha, cheers guys! I’ve always wondered what Mahmoud was leaning in to do to me. Whether kiss me or bite my ear off, I’m glad I was wearing my protective headscarf!
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Hey, Nick! Congrats on being selected. Interesting stuff!
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I have borrowed Shantaram from a friend and have put off reading it because it is so long…but seeing it among Scanner Darkly (one of my favs!) makes me want to pick it up tonight.
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It’s a great book, you’ll love it. Bloody long though, took me forever to finish it.
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That’s interesting, coz I raced through it, and was really pissed off that I’d finished it! Genuinely deserves to be called a page-turner.
Josh have you seen the animated A Scanner Darkly film? Not bad. Also, if you liked that book, you may like Vurt by Geoff Noon … similarly dark, tripped out stuff.
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Love the picture Nick – how did you manage to get through Foucault’s Pendulum – I found it impenetrable
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