Sunset in the middle of nowhere

March 3rd 2007
Haytham’s rallied me from my moping around the hostel on this, my last weekend in Cairo. He’s done an admirable job these past few weeks of shepherding me around the city. An intelligent, thoughtful student of American government, he shows a tender appreciation for some of the country’s bedrock ideals. A trip to a bustling Zamalek cafÃ© on a mild weeknight, for example, suggests a reveren ... read more

Africa » Egypt

The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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Christopher Vourlias

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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info

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