Monthly Archives: December 2007

The gibberish began to unravel it’s mystery. Previously jumbled, blurry script began to coalesce into distinct shapes. *click* The number, > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Here are 3 video’s I made in Cairo before I left. All traffic related. Ready or not..here I come! Headlights are not used because they blind the other driver. I can’t argue with their logic. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umtao94hCdA] It’s scarier for me … Continue reading →

and pics is due to intermittent service/time out error frustration, and it is going to get worse, because tomorrow I will begin sailing down the Nile on a felucca for 2 and a half days. I have lots of pics … Continue reading →

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E6nu8f-DZo] Eid. Cairo. 2007. Doug was there. And he’ll be back.

++ click for larger image ++ I have crawled, squatted and squeezed into half a dozen pyramids and mastaba’s. All of them thought inspiring, but the best was lying in the sarcophagus of Khufu in the Great Pyramid. Herodotus, Alexander, … Continue reading →

Sidewalks are for tourists. The honks, screeches, muezzins calls, blaring music are the pulse of life in Cairo. I have even started to decifer the constant honking. One blast: “WooHoo! Got you in my sights!” Two Blasts: “I am planting … Continue reading →

..I say to myself. Why are you following so close. Whoa. There can’t be 2 inches between our bumpers?! Bang. Smash. He frikkin hit the car in front of us. It was inevitable. What was he thinking. The guy in … Continue reading →