EGYPT, the first day.
October 18, 2008
So, if there’s one experience that I could discern as being absolutely life changing on all accords it is, with no doubt, my trip to Egypt.
I, along with my three delightful friends (Rebecca, Seth, and Ashley) decided that we were going to spend our spring break cruising down the Nile and riding camels. Hell yes.
Seth, me, Rebecca: Plane ride to Egypt.
March 29, 2008. We left for Egypt. I remember, arriving at the airport, seeing a huge poster dangling on the wall in front of arriving travelers with the inscribed words “Death by Hanging Will be Enforced if Any Person is Caught with Drugs and/or Drug Paraphernalia” and thinking, “O damn, I am definitely in Egypt.”
That first night in Egypt was surreal. My friends and I had arrived much later than we had planned because our flight was delayed (we didn’t get there until about three o’clock in the morning), so we missed the first day of our tour (the meet and greet kind of bullshit that’s necessary at the start of any organized function). O, and I guess I should mention at some point that our entire trip was facilitated through Contiki.
Rebecca and I endorsing CONTIKI. alla alla habibi for life.
Contiki is an Australian tour company that organizes group traveling expeditions to different countries all over the world, including countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia. It is specifically intended for travelers between the ages of 18-35, which is great for making sure that all people are satisfied with the agenda of the trip.
I’ve used other travel agencies and tour groups to travel to other countries, but I must say that I would recommend Contiki over any other company to any traveler in a heartbeat. They were organized, considerate, and were able to get the cheapest deal for my friends and I. BIG thumbs up.
Anywayyyyy, our first night was spent very simply by whispering, “OH MY GOD WE’RE IN EGYPT RIGHT NOW” to one and other and silently admiring the early morning air of Cairo as we made our way to our hotel. Our hotel was lovely – Seth and I tried to explore it a bit but after seeing a group of shady men sneaking around outside of our room, we decided we should just stay inside. I didn’t sleep that night.
