Egypt
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Friday, 28 Nov 2008 | Views [2517]
While all of you were likely enjoying a turkey feast for Thanksgiving, I ate grilled chicken and kushari in the Sinai. The next morning, we awoke at 1:30am (!) to begin our hike up Mt. Sinai so that we could reach the summit by sunrise. For those who ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2008 | Views [5877]
I can honestly say that we've tried just about every form of transportation on this trip, with the notable exception of bicycles (which would be ridiculously stupid on Egyptian roads, but you do see them). We've traveled via bus, van, train, boat, ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing
Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | Views [2241]
There are many parts of Egypt, Upper Egypt in particular (and remember, Upper Egypt is actually southern Egypt), in which travel restrictions apply to all foreigners. After a number of terrorist incidents resulted in the deaths of tourists in the 1990s, ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing
Saturday, 22 Nov 2008 | Views [1362]
Bob Marley seems to be an uninvited guest on our travels. I'm not sure I understand the local fascination with him, but so far I've seen several Bob Marley flags, CDs, and a boat named the Bob Marley. We took a felucca ride on the Nile yesterday and ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Friday, 21 Nov 2008 | Views [1677]
I would like to say that we are roughing it at the moment, but life on the boat has been incredibly relaxing. Thankfully, we dock at stops along the way to get a taste of the towns and the sites, but much of our day is spent lounging on the deck and ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | Views [1209]
After exploring the city of Alexandria, which is three hours north of Cairo, we are on a sleeper train to Luxor. Surprisingly the train is on time, because we hear that it is notorious for considering its schedule more of a "guideline," give ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing
Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008 | Views [1196]
I've been to a lot of countries with hair-raising traffic, but Egypt might just take the cake. My guide book says that riding a bike here is tantamount to suicide, and now I understand. Aside from the double (and sometimes triple)-parked cars along the ... Read more >
Tags: cultural observations, planes trains & automobiles
Monday, 17 Nov 2008 | Views [1501]
I've discovered that I really like the sound of the muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. The sound has a peaceful quality to it that I find soothing. I imagine it would be easy to live here without a watch and instead keep time according to the sonorous ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Sunday, 16 Nov 2008 | Views [979]
The travel gods, fickle deities that they are, both giveth and taketh away. On a packed flight to JFK, I was seated with one passenger who was very territorial about the armrests. The other passenger in my row slept for most of the flight, head thrown ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Friday, 14 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery
All photos taken by Colleen Finn
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