September 2009
23 posts
Cordial House Hotel →
It’s weird being back in first world hostels. Big clean rooms, hot showers, and beautiful women of all ethnicities. Free wireless to boot!
The Cordial House Hotel was the least expensive place we could find in a very expensive world.
I guess we’re not having a full dinner for $1 USD anymore…
The Cairo Airport
Boring. No wifi. At least, no wifi that you don’t have to hack.
And, all the APs were for things like the IP telephone system or the HVAC systems.
Yeah guys. You probably don’t want to protect that with WEP.
Dahab Hostel →
Somewhere in Africa, I started having reoccuring dreams about Cairo.
In one of them, I was standing on the top ledge of a building, watching the sun set into the glowing lights of downtown.
The Dahab Hostel was the top listing on HostelWorld when sorted by price. And, it’s located on the rooftop of a building a few metres off from Midan Tahrir.
I don’t believe in fate.
Keylany Hotel →
Really nice, and not overpriced for the incredibly touristy area that it’s located in.
We appreciated the free breakfast when leaving for the train at 5:30 the next morning.
The Blue Nile Sailing Club →
The cheapest and, easily, the best place to stay in Khartoum is the Blue Nile Sailing Club. It’s a private club that allows camping on its grassy grounds. I suppose the supplementary income of hard dollars is persuasive.
While staying there, you’re given full run of the place. Breakfast, lunch, dinner for reasonable prices. And, cool refreshments available throughout the day make the...
Our lodgings in Gondor
We rented an apartment for a couple nights. It was dirty but cheap.
Sorry, there’s no name to recommend.