Archive for March, 2007

Hey hey
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Well, some script has a hold on my website, and I’m getting spammed with 50 to 100 comments on my site a day, which is more than a little troublesome. I don’t want to loose a real one!
So, I’ve enabled the registration engine on my site to try and stem the tide. If that doesn’t […]

Cairo - What fun!
Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Yes, I know it’s been a while since my last post.
Aside from getting locked in my hostel this morning, a bout of late night party hopping last night (Thanks Meto), My website being overloaded with nonsense from a spam engine (thank you administration tools), Going to Dubai, meeting Jordan from back home (A real highlight), […]

Egypt
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Yep - in Egypt, in Giza specifically.  The hotel I’m staying in overlooks the Giza Pyramids.
I have a cell phone here I think the number is 002 016 35 24 987 (i think)
 Give me a ring if you want… the chager doesn’t seem to work on this phone, so… It may be burned out by […]

People are strange…
Thursday, March 8th, 2007

I’ve talked to them, and they have free time. They are the touts. These are generally unemplyoyed people who decide that they are in the “Tourism business”. They are not cab drivers, as a cab driver has to pick up a skill (like driving), then figure out how do deal with the capital cost of a car, […]

Safari, Serengeti
Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Yes – exoticism again. Words that reek of adventure, and the National Geographic theme song.
The Serengeti is an amazing place.
To save money we camped, I did manage to sleep through one night where a lion crept through our camp less than soundlessly (I have a sneaking suspicion that I saved us all, the low growl […]