One of the most attractive things I find in a fellow traveler is somebody who makes an effort to speak the local language. I am not suggesting that you become fluent before you travel to a new place, but learning a few important phrases and making a bit of an effort to speak to the people in their native tongue, shows the local people you respect them. If it is me making these … [Read more...]
An Evening in Cairo, Egypt ~ December 17th, 2011
Had you been watching the Western News on the evening of December 17th, 2011, you'd assume things were looking pretty grim in Cairo, Egypt from images coming out of Tahrir Square, or so the tweets I received suggested. Me? Being on the ground in Cairo, I was completely oblivious to all, but the wonderful night air, half way around the World, in a land full of mystery, … [Read more...]
