Monthly Archives: January 2008

Bidet! Imagine having a crap, and one minute later being as sparkling clean as if you had just had a shower on a sunny spring morning. Now imagine having a crap and smearing it around with toilet paper. I need … Continue reading →

Time to come home… But first I’ll wrap up the last couple days. After seeing so many heiroglyphs, I am becoming somewhat proficient at decifering them. I am pretty sure the fellow on the left is saying “Step away from … Continue reading →

Aswan to Luxor, felucca, temples, tombs, and hot air balloon.

Before I came to Egypt, I used to think that women in burka’s were either coerced or fanatics. I remember arrogantly thinking that I wasn’t afraid of any man who couldn’t deal with having women unfettered. After two weeks in … Continue reading →

I can say without question after having wandering into the bowels of 20 cities, towns and villages from the north to south of Egypt that when and Egyptian first sees a stranger his/her first thought is “Welcome!” Egyptians are friendlier … Continue reading →