Once more unto the beach.
March 8th 2007 With ten hours separating it from the capital by bus, Dahab is less a cozy seaside oasis than a light at the end of a long, dark, particularly congested tunnel. The ride from Cairo is a grueling feat of endurance: my knees scrunched close to my chest, my contacts crusted to my eyes, my neighbor taking labored breaths that recall some of the less-savory scenes from Apocalypto. When we get t
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