Got a hotel in Cairo, not much planned after that. Last night some well meaning friends told me of all the nice things I can expect on this trip, such as moral police in Egypt and bombings in Israel. I want to see Jordan as well but don't know if it's possible. I was so busy trying to find a hotel today plus feeling ill from the cold weather (I'm not a cold weather person) plus the stress, and fear. I am told by one person that Egypt is safe and by the next that I'm in a terrible vulnerable position and, great, could be held in jail for an improperly stamped passport. I do have some fear, and I opted for a slightly better hotel in Cairo cause I don't want to be arriving at 2AM to some fucked up place in a foreign country. I keep saying, all this to see the pyramids and tel basta. But I'll be on the African continent, and barely scratching the surface. I have to psyche myself up about this, but I'm so tired now. I suppose if it gets unbearable I can leave but I've come this far, so.....
so.....people are telling me, "please! Don't go alone!" to Egypt. Great, that's reassuring. Most of the travel blogs I read are couples or else guys, not many women alone. But women have done it, alone. After all, you meet people there.
There are so far two potential companions for me, a guy in Cairo and one in Jerusalem. Hopefully that number will expand.