The Idiot, who will return to the MedTrek in Egypt in March, has subjectively reflected on some random good, bad, ugly, amusing, best and worst things that he noticed in the country in November and December.
They include:
Best: The stunning array of ancient monuments in Egypt that are easily the most intriguing in the world. This shot was taken at Abu Simbel in southern Egypt.
Worst: The stunning amount of garbage throughout Egypt is worse than anywhere else on the Mediterranean Sea.
Good: The view of the Mediterranean Sea from the Al Alamein Hotel in Sidi Abd El Rahman where The Idiot will kick off his March MedTrek.
Bad: The view of the weathered construction site of the Hotel El Lessan in Ras El Bar that is a symbol of the sluggish state of tourism in today’s Egypt.
Ugly: Sleeping conditions on a filthy sidewalk in Port Said, Egypt.
Amusing: Ice Craem (sic) in Alexandria, Egypt.
Best: The empty beaches during the winter that are a treat for a MedTrekker.
Worst: A huge wall and garbage that block a MedTrekker from entering a power plant on the seaside and force him to hike inland.
Good: The sound and light show at the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt.
Amusing: The towel-made figure that The Idiot found on the bed in his cabin on a Nile boat that parodied his appearance the night before on the dance floor wearing an Arab head scarf, or keffiyeh.
Best: The respectful graves and monuments honoring the thousands killed in World War II battles near El Alamein, Egypt.
Bad: Display and cleanliness at a butcher shop in Cairo, Egypt.
Good, bad or ugly? Proliferating fish farms on the Nile River near Rashid, Egypt.
Best: This Greek funerary stela from 150 BC at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo that portrays a son saying goodbye to his dying father. The inscription reads “Ammonius, son of Demetrius, farewell.”
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