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Trust Us, You’ll Love Having Us In Your Country

Monday, April 28th, 2008

syria-1-001.jpgDespite the best efforts of Syrian Immigration and a border crossing seemingly designed by group consensus at 4 am on Rennie’s couch we somehow managed to gain entry to Syria. Their tourism motto appears to be “We want your money but we’re still going to play hard to get.” [read on]

An Affair to Remember: Part Two

Monday, April 21st, 2008

jordan-117.jpgSo far our new relationship with Jordan had followed the usual pattern – at first it’s all new experiences (Wadi Rum) and crazy sex (Petra), but eventually things slow down and you have to meet the friends (Dana, Shobak), then the parents (Amman, the Dead Sea), then the novelty wears off and you realize the sex isn’t so much crazy as strange and embarrassing (Jerash). [read on]

An Affair To Remember: Part One

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
The TreasuryThe Blind Date We arrived in Aqaba full of expectations and hope. Despite the mysteriously missing "u" it seemed like a clean, organized city, with surprising views of both Egypt and Israel.Coming ... [Continue reading this entry]

Egypt In My Nut Shell

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
dean-109.jpgQuick disclaimer: these are merely our thoughts and opinions on some of the things we found noteworthy in Egypt and these views are in no way shared by the oppressed people of Tibet.
  1. Really the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Can I Still Say Ferry If It’s About A Boat?

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
dahab-019a.JPGAnxious and confused, frustrated but intrigued, grateful but embarrassed. Welcome to our Nuweiba - Aqaba ferry experience. Nearly the only way to get from Egypt to Jordan without flying. Had ... [Continue reading this entry]

I’ll See Your Laziness and Raise You a Nap

Friday, April 4th, 2008
dean-042.jpgDahab, on the Gulf of Aqaba, our final stop in Egypt. Lounging, diving, lounging, eating, lounging, reading, ... well, you get the picture. But today's story starts a little further back. Due to ... [Continue reading this entry]

When She Didn’t Have A Pot To Piss In

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
dean-131.jpgShe emerged from the shrubbery with a pained grimace of disgust etched on her face. So far the Nile "bathrooms" were not living up to her greatest hopes.There was ... [Continue reading this entry]