How the Other Half Lives
March 16th 2007 This time it's the difference between the world of backpackers' hostels and the world of the luxury hotel, where your room is cleaned three times a day, fresh sheets are put onto your bed daily and clean towels are offered about three times a day: the cruising classes must be a mucky lot.
It transpired that our sleeper train left from Giza not Cairo itself, which meant another hair-raising tax
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