by Calvin Sun | Jan 7, 2010 | Egypt, Epiphanies on the Road, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2009: Egypt
Only mere moments of a time prior, I had been paralyzed by fear in Cairo, unwilling to leave the train station because I was so afraid of wandering around a foreign country alone and without a plan.But Cairo is where I would harness an impetuously...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2010 | Egypt, How's the weather?, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2009: Egypt
From Alexandria I headed south towards Luxor. I took an overnight train from Alexandria to Cairo, wandered around the capital, and then took another overnight train from Cairo to Luxor. Around this point I was starting to get the hang of this...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 3, 2010 | Egypt, Walking Tours, Winter 2009: Egypt
From Alone in Cairo:10pm. I remember sitting alone in a train station in Cairo. The sun had set, it was getting dark, and I had nothing on me except for a backpack and a wallet. I had no hostel to stay at and I had no plan to follow. Throngs of people...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 2, 2010 | Egypt, Epiphanies on the Road, Uncategorized Stories, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2009: Egypt
The surprise came, well, at a surprise.I was assured — after my ill-advised bet that got me to Egypt in the first place — that I wouldn’t have to worry about a thing; I didn’t need to plan that much, I didn’t need to carry too...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2009 | Crisis, Egypt, How Did You Do That?, Post-travel Reflections, Public Transportation, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2009: Egypt
If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. 3am. My eyes open to an unfamiliar ceiling, and in the darkness I blindly salvage the little of what’s left of my short term memory. I glance around: I think I’m in...
