Experiencing Oasis Culture (plus Obama-mania in Cairo)
June 7th 2009 I have been patiently waiting to find the right time to travel to this remote oasis located in the Western Desert of the Sahara, only 40 km away from Libya. When I found out in May that my friend from high school, Mushi, was planning to visit me in Egypt, I knew right away that we needed to make the journey to Siwa.
After running late and being stuck in horrendous Cairo traffic on the way to t
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