Archive for May, 2008
Egypt III
I hate the bakshish business. People asking for tips for anything and everything (its rude) – arrrrrrrrgh. The roads are good, but the drivers…. I actually saw traffic lights that were working – but only on my last day. Most places don’t have any. I enjoyed visiting the Giza Pyramids (being a Stargate fan) though […]
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Egypt II
Looks like its not just Egypt with ‘interesting’ drivers. Look at this Business Daily story on Dubai. Yesterday we nearly hit some dude standing in the middle of a THREE WAY highway with vehicles whizzing past at 100+ Kph. I have not seen traffic lights (I wonder if they would be followed anyway) anywhere yet.
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Egypt
The driving can be freaky. I thought Kenyan driving was crazy, but this is overboard. I think I could count the number of cars using indicators. If you have ever played the likes of Lotus II (that old classic) and WRC on Play Station, you might not be out of place driving in Cairo. It […]
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