Everything You Asked About Egypt

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Sep 07, 2023

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Camels by the pyramids in Egypt. Photo by Michelle Gross

Yalla (يلا) is one of my favorite new sayings that I picked up in Egypt. A common Arabic phrase for ‘let’s go,’ Urban Dictionary puts it into context as ‘ bitch, yalla we are late!’ Love that.

I filed my first Egypt story for Robb Report on Tuesday, and I’m still buzzing after my recent visit. Now t…

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