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The Sofitel Le Sphinx worked out to be a great hotel. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great deal on a very nice hotel with excellent service. It is located right next to the Pyramids. Our first room had a balcony that overlooked a cement wall, however, I spoke to the concierge [...]

After a change of heart, Kathryn and I decided it would be a fun trip to meet up in Cairo. She has been studying in Madrid this past semester but we have kept in touch through Skype and mobile minutes for the past two months. Cairo happens to be nearly midway between Madrid and Mumbai [...]

I realized yesterday while shopping around I don’t know all the rules of bargaining. Shopping in the US is a very different experience. We walk into the store, see something that we like, flip the price tag, and if it’s acceptable, we purchase it. In many ways, this is much less hassle. In fact, it’s [...]

My room mates in India aren’t into going out at night. They’re happy to go to bed early, watch a cricket game, or read up on “The Design of the Unix Operating System.” I asked Harish how much that book cost. He opened the cover and showed me the price he bought it used at [...]

At night, I open up the bottle of Off and bathe in it. It doesn’t matter because each morning I wake up with 5-10 new bug bites. My Indian friends living with me don’t get a single bite and the caretaker has tried his best to seal the apartment. Just minutes ago, I discovered that [...]