I have this beautiful travalogue on Egypt, written in my mothertounge, by a female author. She had visited Egypt some 2 years back, stayed there for almost 2 months, and that too all alone, without husband. She travelled throughout the country using only the available local transport, sometimes even in a fully loaded bus too.

The people trying to sell you rubbish things are not isolated to Egypt, it happens in almost every tourist place (with some exceptions, better to mention it if you are putting it on QL...LOL).

but it's ultimately worth putting up with as it is an amazing country, as you said TG.
So, Nqatar, just go for it. Be cautious as you will always be in any foriegn country.

Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored.... Boredom is a choice. - Wayne W.