Egypt

A self-portrait I took on the 5th January. For obvious reasons I was quite disturbed by this image, as I was unintentionally wearing khaki with large boots, the desert quads in the background also looking quite military. The Egyptian gentlemen however seemed quite amused at this, they were perhaps used to seeing western tourists wrapped up in these Arab textiles, that they incidentally were selling to protect us from the desert sand.

I don't speak Arabic, but this sign caught my attention whilst on a bus journey between Suez and Cairo. According to an Egyptian friend, these signs appear at various points along routes, and is one of a number of variations reminding one of Allah. A modern totem of faith perhaps, and a good luck symbol for travel, much like the Christian version of St Christopher.