tonight is my final night in egypt. i can’t believe 3 weeks went by so fast. i also can’t believe everything i was able to do. today was my final day and instead of laying about M and i got up early and headed out to the red sea. actually we headed to the gulf […]
despite a lousy night's sleep (which should be explained in here at some point) i am going to try to jot down some thoughts about the last few days. they have been busy to say the least. tuesday the 9th was mostly a day of rest. still sore from climbing into the pyramid and from […]
the last few days have been packed…but i'm exhausted. just know that it involves a paleolithic village, whales, the first pyramids, greco roman ruins, and a fox…tomorrow i'm off to the red sea and saturday i leave (egyptian time) and saturday i return (american time). see you soon – with photos!
by plane, car, rail, boat, and carriage i have traversed the egyptian countryside. today i added horse. M is a fan of doing things that other people don't do – part of the reason we get along so well – so when i told him i was coming and wanted off the beaten track egypt […]
leaning against the side of the metro as we bumped along the track was not a new sensation. even the body in close proximity wasn't new. i haven't ridden in the harem, all female, car yet as i've been riding with M so i just squeeze in with the other men and women into some […]
today's adventure was the khan el khalili. it is a vast 600 year old market. the tourist crap has misplaced most of the local stuff (one could argue a different kind of crap) so that it extends a pretty long distance in multiple directions. M and i grabbed the metro and rode out to real […]
the nile, in her simplicity, is mild mannered. but it is in context…of how long…at points- how deep…how sustaining she is…that boggles. and it was with many eyes that i absorbed the nile on the five day cruise. from the top of the high dam…looking south side where the water has collected making lake nasser […]
after the mile walk to the metro station in the cool morning, i was excited to see exactly what the metro would look like. transportation in various countries can be colorful. as efficient as south african khumbies are, they are a haphazard bunch of minivans typically held together with floss and a prayer. that said, […]
stolid, behind the bustling streets and haphazard building of giza, the pyramids appeared through the gray haze of big city smog. they caught me by surprise. i think i expected more preparation, sand unfolding, crumbling rock, and then the grandeur. but the grandeur appeared from the standard city scene. and once we drove through the […]
since my junior year of high school i have been obsessed with egypt. my history teacher had planned a two week trip for june that i signed up for in september. by may there had been a bombing in a tourist area and the trip was called off. the group went to greece and i […]
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