Sean's Egypt Scorecard

Pyramids. 9.5/10. One of the must dos on my list of Required Life Experiences. Seeing them first hand rates just behind Macchu Picchu in Peru, and the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda.

Cairo. 6/10. Dusty, humid, sweaty, poor, unorganised, polluted, smelly, dirty, unsavory, chaos, rip off merchants, scammers, ancient stuff, mummies, noisy; but the pyramids are just over there, right behind KFC!!!

Rip off Artists. 9/10. The rip off capital of the world. Nothing costs the same, ANYWHERE. Brush up on your haggling skills before comming here, and never believe anyones lies.

Cairo Museum. 9/10. Tutankhamen's sarcophagus and head thing are worth the trip to Egypt alone.

The Nile. 6/10. Looks slightly Yarra like, but a bit wider and longer. Nothing special except there is desert everywhere else. Good if you like seeing the odd dead horse float by.

Luxor. 8/10. The largest outdoor museum on the planet.

Egyptian Men. 3/10. Sexists pigs. Not sure if the culture comes first or the religion. Culture probably, perpetuated today by stupid, ancient social roles and rituals called Islam, relevant to the desert people of the 5th Century. Much like the strange things Christians still do today.

Feluccas. 2/10. Little sail boats that go up and down the Nile. Do not hire one when there is no wind otherwise your Felucca ride is a row to the other side of the bank, a punt up a few meters, and float back across.

Baksheesh. 1/10. Egyption for tipping and what everyone wants from you no matter how meaningless the task. For the taxi driver - baksheesh!, the tour guide - baksheesh!, the man that puts your bag on the bus, the man that takes your bag off the bus, the man handing you a napkin in the dunny - baksheesh!!!!

Red Sea Diving. 8.5/10. Amazing fish and great corals. Nimos everywhere, plus, the incredible Lion Fish. Bit too cold for my liking though. Water is only in the low 20s and at the moment visability like Sydney. Would be awesome in summer.

The Sinai. 7/10. Vast barren mountainous wasteland. No wonder Moses had no problems convincing the Isrealites that a burning bush told him to get the hell out of dodge, and head for the promised land killing all in their path.

Overall. 8/10. Unsurpassed for old stuff .