Archive for April, 2009

Cairo, Egypt travel

Travel to Egypt is a marvelous thing. There are many ways to facilitate Egypt travel, from flights that go straight from New York to Cairo, to stops in Amsterdam or London, where you can lay over for the day and enjoy another city and culture while getting over jet lag faster (being in the noon-day [...]

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The Passion of Oberammergau

Once upon a time in 1634, there was a plague.  A plague so bad it was threatening to wipe out the little town of Oberammergau, about 60 miles outside of Münich.  The villagers prayed and prayed for a miracle to save their little town, and then someone had a bright idea: if God spared them, [...]

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Stories from Egypt: Visiting the Carpet School

This is an excerpt from the book I am writing, working title: Travels Through Egypt (and yes, I am taking suggestions for names!!): The next stop is one of the carpet schools near Sakkhara.  The idea behind them is that they take these little Egyptian kids, who would otherwise be roaming the streets, and they [...]

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