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View my Top 25 Photos: Egypt

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Bedouin at Mt. Sinai

Bedouin at Mt. Sinai

January 2010 – All Around Egypt

On my first post about Cairo, I noted the crazy surplus of cars on the Egyptian roadways….Now I know why.

Apparently, the Egyptian government spends almost $11 billion each year …

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Erin of Arabia: Camel Safari Video!

Saturday, May 1st, 2010


Posted By Erin on May 1, 2010

January 2010 – Morocco

C’mon y’all – Join me on my camel safari!

I head out to the Saraha Desert toward the Algerian border to spend the night in a desert camp. Check it out!…

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Check Out the Craftsmen of Fez *Video*

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Hand-dyed  leather takes work!

Hand-dyed leather takes work!

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January 5, 2010 – Fez Medina, Morocco

Part of the allure of the Fez medina – in my opinion one of the hottest places to shop in the world – …

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Watch Erin Sandboarding the Sarhara Desert

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

This is not Erin – too bad!
This is not Erin – too bad!

April 7, 2010 – Sahara Desert, Morocco

Substitute sand for snow and you’ve got sandboarding!  Sandboarding is a new adventure sport that originated in the northeastern Brazil. Like snowboarding, your 2 feet …

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Jordan: Top 25 Pictures

Friday, March 19th, 2010

March 20, 2010 – Marin, California

I’m reading a book, Dreamers of the Day, recommended by my friend Jane.  A work of fiction, the novel offers a glimpse of the supposed personalities of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), Gertrude …

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Scaling Mt. Sinai: An Act of Faith

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Sinai Desert: It's own kind of beauty

Sinai Desert: It’s own kind of beauty

January 23, 2010 — Sinai Desert, Egypt

I was excited to check out the Sinai. Here we were in the cradle of Judeo-Christian-Islamic civilization.  I was going to get educated and get some …

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Learn How to Talk Like an Egyptian

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

So Beautiful!

So Beautiful!

January 2010 –All of Egypt & Jordan (and Morocco)

Rarely have I a traveled to a country or region and absorbed so little of the language. Rats!  Arabic got the best of me this trip, but I’m still …

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Morocco: Top 25 Pictures

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Desert Mtns Morocco 007

January 1-14, 2010 – The beautiful country of Morocco

I did the impossible: culled my 500+ photos to only 25 that I think best represent my trip to Morocco in 2010. 

Note – these aren’t necessarily the prettiest pictures, just …

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I got Married in Morocco

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Innocently waiting to chow down

Innocently waiting to chow down

January 4, 2010 – Fez, Morocco

On a Monday night in January, I got married. Like most marriages, the blessed event took place before I even knew what hit me. I was innocently eating dinner, …

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Go to Amman!

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

January 31, 2010 – Amman, Jordan

Me and the bus driver as we stopped at a roadside stand selling, nuts, seeds and dried fruit

Me and the bus driver as we stopped at a roadside stand selling, nuts, seeds and dried fruit

Fun factoids provided (but not verified) by our Jordan guide Sam:

  • 2.5 million people live in

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