Dec 28, 2008 - Cairo...a place of hell and heaven.

Cairo…. Think of the words like testy, feisty, frenzy, edgy, nutty and ... hellish and that’s Cairo in a nutshell! Our arrival was no picnic as we endured ... ended up at Cairo International Airport, which is a good 40 minutes away from...

Dec 12, 2008 - Cairo grinds us up and spits us out

John Cairo is a very dirty, poor, hustle-bustle place. I don’t like ... week…”. The flight to Cairo on Egypt Air lulled me into a false sense of ... poor city of Cairo spits out so much pollution our book says breathing the...

Dec 8, 2008 - In Pursuit of Pyramids

12/8/08 The pyramids are the best known symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization, and lie on the outskirts of Cairo. Having whet our appetite in Sudan for these mythical structures, we spent the day seeking them out. Representing the earliest stone building of importance in Egypt, the first “step” pyramid was built...

Nov 18, 2008 - Cairo

I fell in love with Egypt. Don’t even know how to ... two-day overnight to Cairo (thanks for the advice, Eileen and Peter!) because both of ... three-hour drive from Cairo and Cairo is where you want to go! That’s where...

Nov 9, 2008 - Egypt

My friend, Bond Hopkins, and his roommate, Colin, picked us up ... at the Cairo airport on Sunday night (11/2). Driving around in Cairo is ... the skyline of Cairo through the smog in the distance. I had forgotten how...

Nov 6, 2008 - 2 horses, 1 donkey and a bus

Well here we are back in Cairo, but only for the ... bus back to Cairo - something I do not recommend to anyone. We arrived ... around 6 this morning and have a room to use at...

Nov 5, 2008 - Egypt We are here

Photo update. We are able for the next couple of days to upload photos. Alicia has been doing Video Camera, so don't eat anything before watching. Camera moves more than the camel does. We plan to see Several more pyramids and museum today. Everybody ready for a tip. Very poor...