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Fun Facts - Egypt

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Because so many people are asking me about my trip, here is a fun facts worksheet of the experience.

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Remembering the Red Sea

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

My Columbian friend and fellow B&A member Simon wrote an awesome story with pics about our near-disastrous Thisslegorm dive. We almost gave the “Red Sea” a new meaning! :)

Read it here!

Thanks Simon!

Diving in the Red Sea at the Thistlegorm

London - 2.0

Sunday, November 26th, 2006
A strange thing happened to me tonight. A taxi drove past me without holding down on the horn to get attention, or running up on the curb trying to maim me. It was a taxi, I am sure of it, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Alive

Friday, November 24th, 2006
Well, I am alive (but not so well). After traveling in the boonies in the south of Egypt not too far from the Sudanese border for 5 days with no internet access (shudder) I have a nice gap week ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hurghada

Friday, November 17th, 2006
A day in the life of an American in Hurghada, Egypt. Friday is a holy day for Muslims, so today many things were closed for a few hours and lots of men were wearing their white sheet robes and hats. I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Shark Attack!!!!

Friday, November 17th, 2006
OK, so I am the one attacking the sharks, not them attacking me. I have to get people to read this crappy blog somehow, right? :) I am currently in Hurghada, after a 5 hr bus ride from Luxor. It felt ... [Continue reading this entry]

Valley of the kings

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Me at Valley of the Kings I quickly stuffed my small Nikon camera back into my front pocket when the angry voice reverberated off the stone walls around me. My friend had just gotten busted taking pictures of ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cairo to Luxor

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
I glanced up from my book and I was looking down the muzzle of an assault rifle. I was sitting in the Ramses station in Cairo, bored out of my skull as I had arrived 3 hours early. I did ... [Continue reading this entry]

Egypt pictures

Monday, November 13th, 2006
I finally got some pictures of Dahab and Cairo (incuding Giza) online!! www.fotki.com/bucho-ky Enjoy!

Countdown for Luxor

Monday, November 13th, 2006
A wave of relief spread over my body. 73 Egyptian pounds (about $13) produced my ticket for the night train out of this city. Many will say that I did not give Cairo a chance, but it is just not ... [Continue reading this entry]