Arriving in Tehran by plane, I did the same game as in Cairo: no I don’t want to pay about 20€ for a taxi drive to the city center. So I take the bus, 10 times cheaper. But it was…
Bedouin experience & Wadi Rum
The Bedouin are actually the native inhabitants in Jordan and used to deal with the arid conditions. In Petra, Ghassab hosted me in his cave! What a wonderful experience! Ghassab picked up a great spot for his cave: one cave,…
Amman, Jordan
From Egypt to Jordan, you can go by land via the Sinai, but you have to take a ferry to Aqaba to skip Israel which should cost about $60 (i.e. you need US $!). However, I went by plane: when…
Cairo
I spend a few days visiting Cairo with Phillip and Joshua (who we used to call Ibrahim in the public space), as we were all of us hosted by Nagui. Discovery the “Islamic Cairo” was very interesting, walking through the…
Couchsurfing
Do do know Couchsurfing? It is a very convenient platform (couchsurfing.org) to meet new people. When you travel, you contact a „couchsurfer“ who can give you some tips about his city, or host you at his place, so you are…