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I can't even remember when was the last time I've been to the Pyramids. But they never fail to make me go "W-O-W...how the $%#& did they do it?!" Lynn of AUP, my office comrade Miral and yours truely with the Great Pyramid in the...

This will definately come in handy for people like me, who tend to suffer a fatal HD crash like, every couple of...

The question might appear to be simple enough: What is the criteria for a "countable" visit to a country? Or, when can you rightfully claim to having been to any given country? The answer turned out to be highly debatable though. Some argue that you...

The flight from Casablanca to Cairo was my worst ever. Four hours before heading to the airport, I felt a slight pain in my stomache, which quickly developed to excruciating pain. The culprit: A couple of shawerma sandwitches I had for lunch earlier...

My second time in Casablanca. I take the train from the airport to downtown, then a taxi to my hotel. Taxi driver: "I'll take you to better hotel, oui?" (speaking in a mix of Moroccan Arabic and French) Me: "No thank you, I already have a...

I can't believe I just spent 5 and a half hours to board a 30 minute flight! The small aircraft I boarded from Casablanca to Tangier vibrated so hard you'd think the damn thing was falling apart, which made it none too comfortable being seated less than 5...

Bahrain was the end of the first leg of this year's round of Middle East student recruiting. The tour was good. It was great meeting up with tour mates from last spring, specially Mike Wigal and Jason Combs. We didn't get to do that dive in Bahrain as...

"There is a rat in the Kitchen!!" Screamed my mother in absolute horror. 2 minutes later, I was locked up in the kitchen with the "beast". And I don't get why something like 98% of people are afraid of rats? I mean, yes they can can carry all kinds of...

On the flight from Bahrain to Hong Kong, a 4-year old kid in the seat behind me didn't stop crying despite all failed attempts by his mother and the flight attendants to calm him down. It was amazing how this kid could keep crying that long! I mean, I...

Apparently the animal control people in Cairo are on an extended vacation, becuase the number of stray dogs on the streets is just unbelievable. Anyway, jogging every morning, I often run into a rather comical pack of stray dogs. I took my camera along...