
Lemons should be heavy for their size and have smooth, thin and firm skin. Avoid soft, spongy lemons with a wrinkled or bumpy skin - they’re bound to have less juice. And the smaller, the juicier.

Lemons are juicier if kept at room temperature, and they’ll stay fresh for up to two weeks. They’ll keep for three to four weeks if loosely wrapped in plastic and stored in the refrigerator’s crisper drawer.


On average, only an inch of rain falls in Egypt per year. And the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt spans two continents: Africa and Asia.

The longest north-south trending country in the world at over 4 600 km in length, but on average just 150 km wide from east to west.

South Africa has 11 official languages, the longest wine route in the world - the R62, and some of the oldest fossils ever discovered.