Catriona Rowntree, an Australian television presenter on the Nine Network, has traveled to 100 countries since she was 26. After 20 years of travelling, Rowntree believes no place can compare to Egypt. “I’ve never been somewhere, where Aussies approach me with tears in their eyes. Not only are they achieving life long dreams, but they dearly wanted me to spread the word about how magnificent and safe it is,” said Rowntree about Egypt in an interview with Escape. Rowntree spoke to Escape about her filming of episodes for Channel 9’s Getaway program on Egypt and Jordan. “We were the first non-news TV crew to film there in years. Locals couldn’t believe we wanted to share positive, happy stories,” said Rowntree in the interview. Rowntree told Escape that there are many misconceptions that exist about Egypt and Jordan, many of which revolve around safety. “It’s unsafe; it’s entirely Muslim; you have to obsess about covering up. All totally false. You’d have more chance of kicking the bucket driving down an Aussie highway; it’s multifaith, so to speak, as in it has a huge Christian and no doubt more religions openly practised and I was…
This Australian Visited 100 Countries, but Nothing Compares to Egypt
April 26, 2018
