Well what a surprise. I thought civilisation started with the Egyptians and the Romans? Somehow the Egyptians got left behind. They are so third world in so many ways. That has been a shock to me. I expected the usual thing in a country with a big population and it is every man for himself but this is beyond that.They treat their country like a rubbish tip. I remember writing that once before but this is the worst I have seen. It really is a rubbish tip. The t...

I'm back for the last time getting ready to go to Morocco. Yesterday I was hanging for a beer. It is pretty hard to get here, the locals sit around in coffee shops drinking tea and bonging on. There is supposed to be a bar in the mall up the road but I couldn't find it. I did manage to find the bar hidden behind the icecream shop. It was the smallest darkest dingiest place I have ever been in. They wouldn't serve me. Was locals only. I had to walk up town to a b...

I got the bus from Hurghada to Cairo cos it is easier to go this way, I can take the train from here to Pt Said. At the bus station in Hurghada a big fat Muslim Sheila showed up and I thought pity the person sitting next to her. She was massive. You guessed it, it was me. When I found my seat she was sitting there and had a kid on my seat. She said OK and put the kid on her lap along with a massive handbag and a bag of food. The 4-5hr bus ride turned into over 6...

My flight from Lalibela was delayed by a couple of hours. My original plan was to go to Addis and get a room for few hours and come back to airport at 1am for my flight. With the late flight I decided to hang around at airport. I know the most boring airport in the world now. I arrived in Cairo at 6.30 in the morning and it is 28deg and predicted to get to 38. Lovin it. I found a hotel and they have room but not now so I left my bag and went to explore. I'm in t...