Sam-I-Am Violin on the streets, fundamentalist Judaism, planting organic vegetables, and the like.

Gallery: Anubis, Jackal-God of Egypt

Friday, 16 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Engineering an Empire

Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Three Countries and a Gulf of Aqaba

Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery

On the Cusp of Africa

Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | Views [1351] | Comments [2]

Chalk up the 3rd missed flight of my life. Not too good a record here, and that's not including all the trains and buses I've missed. But sitting on this balcony of the Hilton Hotel overlooking the Nile, I remember still how lucky I am to be here. Not ... Read more >

Tags: sights

The House of Bondage

Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 | Views [4269] | Comments [2]

Let me see if I can paint this extraordinary picture properly. Just yesterday, I rode a train down the Nile Valley to Luxor, which was once known as Thebes, the legendary capital of Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom (think Ramesses and Tutankhamun). Now, ... Read more >

Tags: religion; history; culture