“No. No. No,” the officer shouted as we left our hotel. Waving us back into the hotel he yelled something in his radio and motioned for us to wait. Confused, we looked at each other and shrugged our shoulders. Five minutes later the officer received a message on his radio and escorted us to dinner. [...]
Luxor: Valley of the Tourist
June 1, 2010 By 4 Comments
Not yet templed out, we ventured further down the Nile to Luxor. If you’ve seen pictures of ancient Egypt, you’ve seen pictures of the temples and tombs of Luxor. Feeling like true tourists (did I mention we still sprung for the air conditioned room), we booked a Luxor sites tour and found ourselves shuttled around [...]
Foodie Friday: Shwarma
May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Oh yes. That’s right. The best served from a cart on the side of the road’ food in the world. That’s right, we’ve entered the world of shwarma!! As you walk down the street you smell something in the air….cooking meat, spiced with something that sets your taste buds aflame. Then you see it, roasting [...]
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