I think I am allergic to Egypt
As an aside to the usual chronological adventures….I have decided I must be allergic to Egypt. Since I arrived I have been getting bites everywhere despite the absence of bugs anywhere. Not too much of a problem, just very itchy. Then last week while on a 9 hour bus ride back up to Cairo I watched the bites on my right hand grow and my hand swell up until it had at least an extra 3 or 4 cm around it, my wrist grew as well and I could hardly move my hand. Also my left upper arm had a bite that ended up the size of my hand and sticking out in this huge lump. I got some antihistamines in Cairo which seemed to help and the swelling went down. Then a couple of days later while waiting for a bus to Dahab my eye felt itchy and but the end of the day my whole had swelled up so I couldn’t even see out of it! totally weird…
I looked like a crazy person and had to wear sunglasses all the time for 2 days until it mysteriously went down again
The only thing I can work out is that I must be allergic to the country, now that have left the bites have gone…very strange!
Tags: Egypt, TRAVELS 2008
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very hot arnika! that look suits you!