The Cairo Dispatch

+ new paid subscription option and incredible photos, if I do say so myself Open in app or onlineCruising Upper Egypt, or the Luxury of Simplicity+ new paid subscription option and incredible photos, if I do say so myselfSamantha ChildressMar 7SaveListenFriends.I hope you are having a wonderful week

hello yes I am still alive Open in app or onlineWhen the Mask Drops: Trying, Failing, and Re-Finding Myselfhello yes I am still aliveSamantha ChildressFeb 17SaveListenHello, friends.It has been much, much too long.Please take this post as proof of life, and let me try to explain why Ive been gone so

ruining the past by trying to relive it Open in app or onlinePortuguese Fado, A Bewitching Experience I'll Never Have Againruining the past by trying to relive itSamantha ChildressJan 17SaveListenHello, friends.I sense that Im not the only one who had a wonky start to 2023.I hope those of you who we

a restorative hike in Portugal's Algarve Open in app or onlineThe Tranquility of Low Season Travela restorative hike in Portugal's AlgarveSamantha ChildressJan 11SaveListenHappy Tuesday Wednesday, friends.(Better late than never, right.)I had to take a sick day yesterday.I got back from a three-week

looking back at six months on Substack + looking forward to 2023 Open in app or onlineWhere I've Been and Where I'm Going: A 2022 Recaplooking back at six months on Substack + looking forward to 2023Samantha ChildressJan 3SaveListenHappy New Year, friends.I hope you all had a restful holidayor more

whether we live in big cities or country villages or literal dumps, we are all pretty much the same Open in app or onlineA Trip to Garbage Citywhether we live in big cities or country villages or literal dumps, we are all pretty much the sameSamantha ChildressDec 13SaveListenFriends, its the end of

I've been in Egypt for one full trip around the sun.Open in app or onlineA Year of Expat Life, DistilledI've been in Egypt for one full trip around the sun.Samantha ChildressDec 6SaveListenHi friends, and happy Tuesday.Nick pointed out to me late last week that we have been in Egypt for exactly one

the most unassuming people have the most compelling stories to tell Open in app or onlineThe Stranger in Paris Who Stood Up to the Nazisthe most unassuming people have the most compelling stories to tellSamantha ChildressNov 30SaveListenHello, friends.I hope those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving h

what convinced me to stop cutting people out of pictures Open in app or onlineAn Art Show at the Pyramids Reframed My Thinking and My Photoswhat convinced me to stop cutting people out of picturesSamantha ChildressNov 15SaveListenHi friends, and happy Tuesday.Thank you all so much for your kindness

on muddling through arduous inner journeys Open in app or onlineNot All Who Wander Are Lost But I Sure As Hell Amon muddling through arduous inner journeysSamantha ChildressNov 8SaveListenHi yall.In September I shared this piece on rebuilding my self-worth when a long leave of absence from work caus

one of my hometown's weirdest tourist attractions Open in app or onlineStrange Magic at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museumone of my hometown's weirdest tourist attractionsSamantha ChildressNov 1SaveListenHappy Tuesday, friends.I just blasted through my year-end subscriber goal two months ahead of sched

+ some thoughts on detours Open in app or onlineWhen Art Is Our Salvation: Luxor Part III+ some thoughts on detoursSamantha ChildressOct 25ListenSaveHi friends,Its been a weird week.I had to make a scary, exciting, life-altering decision that I was absolutely not prepared for, and I just have to hop

the more things change, the more they stay the same Open in appWhen Past Becomes Present: Luxor Part IIthe more things change, the more they stay the sameSamantha ChildressOct 18ListenSaveHello, friends.And welcome to the 41 (.) new subscribers who found me this week.Youre joining a small but engage