The long dark flight-plan of the soul Monday, November 11 2002

The last installment from your intrepid explorer over here in Cairo, just before starting a somewhat heroic journey across the face of the planet back to the land of oz. Since the last installment Duncan and I have hung out in Dahab some more, then we headed back to Cairo. Duncan left last night, unfortunately...  read more

Is he dead? No, he's in Dahab Tuesday, November 5 2002

Hi all, just a quick one today as I'm absolutely wrecked. It's 9:00pm here in Dahab, on the east coast of Sinai, and Duncan and I have just finished our three dives for the day. This is a truly awesome place, the more so because of all the travel weariness that India and Egypt provide. Dahab is a very...  read more

Walk like an Egyptian Monday, October 28 2002

Well, Duncan and I have been in Egypt for a fair while now and have come up with a new little hobby, which is to sing stupid western songs whenever we are in positions of stress, a situation which has cropped up more than once... our trip has been an absolute classic for fans of the Duncan&Mat adventure...  read more