Showing posts with label driving in Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label driving in Egypt. Show all posts

Saturday, August 20, 2011

The roadways when you are late for Iftar

It generally sucks to be late for meeting friends and family for Iftar. The one consolation is that after sunset the roadways clear up a ton making driving in Cairo a lot nicer than usual.



An empty roadway in Maadi just after sunset.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Bumper Cars

Remember all the fun you had as a kid driving bumper cars? Well, in Egypt (and in Cairo especially) driving on a daily basis is a bit like that. ;-) Fortunately the car shops are really great with repair work.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Taxi Rides

In Egypt, riding in a taxi can be a real adventure. Taxis drivers are the ears and eyes of the city and talking to them (usually they are quite gregarious and talkative) can reveal tons of stories and insight.