Egypt may be a touristy place but it is also extremely backpacker friendly with a rather large selection of budget accommodation options in all major tourist spots as well as 50% student discounts at most attractions with a student ID, including an ISIC card. Transportation: Getting up and down the Nile is best done by [...]
Report Card: Budget for Africa
June 21, 2010 By 9 Comments
Africa was shockingly expensive. We expected that the touristy activities would be expensive but we underestimated the degree to this expense. True, eating in Africa can be cheap, lodging too, but that’s about where the cheapness ends. We definitely could have spent less here, but we wanted to do the “big” Africa things: safari, Kilimanjaro, [...]
Blogging from Africa
June 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
Keeping this blog alive through Latin America took minimal effort beyond just writing up the posts. We might pay a few extra pesos for a hotel with wifi where we could upload photos overnight or need to spend a few hours here or there sitting in an internet cafe to make sure things were running [...]
Leaving Africa
June 8, 2010 By 2 Comments
Ever since arriving in Ethiopia we’ve been excited to get out of Africa, not that its been bad at all mind you, its just that Africa is difficult. Emotionally, physically and mentally Africa can take it all out of you without you even realizing it. It’s been a pleasure sharing the adventure with others along [...]
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