It's been about a week since my last post. I don't really have any exciting or funny stories to write about, so I might just post some random observations that I've had about Egypt so far. As I mentioned last time, similarities about being a tourist here and in South East Asia are mind blowing, but not as bad. The traffic rules (or lack thereof), fresh fruit juice stands on every corner, but most importantly, you still get seen as a walking wallet, but the shopke...

Finally, after what seems like an eternity (at least since quitting my job), I’ve landed in Cairo and I’m back in travel mode. The plane trip was odd. I started doubting if I really wanted to do the extended travel thing again. The Lonely Planet book on Egypt wasn’t much help, talking about soaring temperatures, touting locals and dodgy water. But once I’d landed and was taking a taxi into town, all that evaporated and all those good feeli...