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2007 Egypt-Jordan

• 2006 Vietnam, 2007 Cuba, 2007 Egypt-Jordan, 2007 Uganda-Tanzania

  shave and a haircut: two đồng / pesos / pounds / shillings

  07.10.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Getting your hair cut in foreign countries where you don’t know the local way to say “short on the sides, long on top” can be a pretty harrowing experience. Incorrect pronunciation or insufficiently illustrative hand-gestures could lead to a long night of searching for MC Hammer pants to go with your new Kid ‘n [...]

• 2007 Egypt-Jordan

  Giza gong show

  04.27.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Hearts racing, we bounced and jumbled our way up the hill and there they were.

  Judging by the few ant-speck humans around the base (we were at the back end: no tourist hordes in sight), you really get a sense of just how massive these things are and how there’s nothing you could do [...]

• 2007 Egypt-Jordan

  Michael Jackson and S&M: The Worst Title Ever

  04.27.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  There’re any number of ways the scam could run when booking a tour in Egypt, and it’s too hot right now for me to come up with truly imaginative ways.

  The car might be missing essential safety equipment: it may not have seat belts. Or brakes.
  You may, without prior consent, be sharing the [...]

• 2007 Egypt-Jordan

  tired but jubilant

  04.27.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Here we are in Alexandria after our first 3 days in Cairo. What a country so far. We were warned about the people, the ceaseless hassling for baksheesh, but it hasn’t been that bad at all. In Cairo most people were either friendly or too involved with living in Cairo to bother [...]

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