I guess we all have our quirks--I can tell you in 95, I really liked the Egyptians. Yeah, the kids swarm on tourists but I was not particularly uncomfortable (except when the lights went out in Aswan market and vendors took us into their booth. femmes in our 40's)
I was very uncomfortable in Fes last year. I was pawed a few times and many of the men were horrible---lairs, cheats w/taxis, guides--it was very difficult to deal with it. my husband didn't care if there were other sights in Morocco--Fes was enuff.
I would not go back to Morocco for any reason.
We're going to CAI sometimes between Nov and Apr just for 3 nights and Nick is right--do not miss Saqqara and Dashour. I would have stayed in the city, but we won an auction for 3 nights at airport Fairmont Towers. We'll go back for Nile cruise next trip.
Nick--what was your impression of Alexandria? Worth a side trip--or go another time?