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MY LUGGAGE ARRIVED! *cheers* And it appears mostly intact, although a few postcards got bent when they crammed them back in. Don't worry, S - your tobacco arrived safely. I'll stick it somewhere until J comes back from Egypt; then I can pass it on to her. (Shisha is incredibly popular in Egypt - I had a couple offers from guys to smoke it with ( Read more... ) -
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Quick note - I posted a bunch of photos on my Facebook account, and wrote somewhat detailed captions for them. If you're interested, it's here - and I think it's open for anyone to look at. If you have problems, let me know and I'll see what I can do. -
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And we made it home safely. _Long_ flight, and I was exhausted by the time I made it to Seattle - slept most of the drive home lying down in my parents' backseat (aren't they amazing for driving three hours to drop me off and pick me up?!) - but I wasn't nauseous, and for me, that's saying a lot. I guess maybe you can get used to travel ( Read more... ) -
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Today is the first day in Dahab that it's been pretty cloudy - although apparently they get storms in January. The water looks more like it does back home, with grey skies and grey water. Tide is high, though - significantly so. I haven't really noticed a definite high and low tide each day here, but I can see a clear difference now. I'm hoping ( Read more... ) -
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Merry Christmas everyone! (It's still Christmas here, and I know it's Christmas there - so we're on the same day ( Read more... ) -
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Today has been incredibly busy. I was awake at four am and up at quarter past five - couldn't sleep. I spent some time sitting out on the balcony in the dark, listening to the Muslim call to prayer. It's so beautiful - melodic and just so very Islamic. That and the architecture here really remind me I'm not at home. Well, among other things ( Read more... ) -
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... I haven't written this much in ages. *wry grin* But apparently my travel journal was with the lost luggage (they don't know where it is, but "maybe it will come in on the same flight you arrived on today, and then we'll deliver it to you" - reassuring), so it's all typing for now ( Read more... ) -
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So I'm awake, and more or less alive. Sore throat, tired - typical travel woes. But awake, and ready to go out and explore (and buy some clothing of the type I can't borrow from my sister ( Read more... ) -
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So for those of you who didn't know - and I expect that's most of you - I am now in Cairo. My sister and I came for three weeks over winter holidays to spend some time with my uncle, who's teaching here for a year ( Read more... ) -
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Many of you may have already heard this, but I think it bears repeating anyway - especially since some of you may not ( Read more... )