Il etait une fois...

Once a Great Civilization (Day 91 to Day 101)

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April 14th 2010
I hated and and loved Egypt. I'm not sure if I hated it more than I loved it but while I didn't hate to love it, I didn't love to hate it neither. Two weeks is certainly not enough to understand this country and its population. Two years might have been better for that purpose. Would I stay two years in Egypt? Nope! Even if it would have certainly been more relaxing to be part of the 99%!w(MISSING ... read more

Middle East » Cyprus

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A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capi... ... read more