To the Land of Pyramids and Baksheesh October 7th 2007 Everything was going exactly how I had planned. I effortlessly breezed through the passport control station - Not really surprising considering that I was in a region that had been on the tourist circuit for over two thousand years. I found my backpack exactly were it was supposed to be on the baggage carousel and I didn’t even get a glance from the customs man as I walked past him, out into t ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo 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
I am from Georgia, but I have lived in California for the past few years. I have been working as an engineer since I got out of school six years ago. I have grown tired of working the never changing rat race of ‘normal life’, so I am embarking on a multi-year round the world journey, a retirement of sorts, beginning with a winter contract job in Antarctica. From there, who knows where I will go, but I plan on seeing the whole world and all of the unique cultures, remote wildernesses and amazing history that this planet has to offer. I am planning on traveling as inex... full info