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Newspaper stand, Cairo

Walk like an Egyptian.

February 5th 2007
After years of post-9/11 travel advisories, after dutifully reading the dire updates on the State Department’s website, you’ll have to forgive me if I’m a bit jittery on my way from Tunis to Cairo. At the curb-side check-in, in the departure terminal, in the waiting room as they apologize for the inevitable delays, these suspicious packs of Arab men seem to be everywhere. They’re nonchala ... read more
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Egyptian Flag 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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