My stories

As I expected a western women generates alot of attention walking down the street, this is expected along with lots of ridiculous flattery. However I hadn't thought what it would be like if ones guide falls in love with them. And well supposedly this has happened twice.

First it was Cairo with the guy who was suppose to get me a student card. He had a dream a week ago that someone from far away was going to take his heart, supposedly I was the one. At first the prices for things were reasonable (dinner cruise with belly and sooky dancing) but then he took me out to see the pyramids to this tourist place that wanted $135 US for a tour. I felt trapped because he had brought me out. He acted like he was just doing all this because he wanted a friend, however in retrospect I realized it was all scam and he was getting a comission for everything I"m sure. After the pyramids he tried to take me to another place to get a student card, which of course didn't work unless I got one of their stupid tours. When I refused he was trying to pressure me into it. I managed to dump it and enjoy Cairo after by myself. It's funny because shortly after I saw him on the street talking to another blonde lady, probably doing the same thing. So I just figured it was all part of his scam.

But in Siwa it was different and much worse. I was trying to find a guide to take me out in the desert. It was difficult to find something not to expensive because I wasn't part of a group. Then I ran into this guy who had a group already going (of the Egyptian guys....which I was leary of but they were the least of it). He lets me know at the last minute that I"m going in a separate jeep from the group. I didn't realize this was a ridiculous cost and the price he quoted me didn't begin to cover his costs for gas and the driver. We were having lots of fun but he kept hinting he liked me. I told him I had a boyfriend. He then cried and cried that he was in love with me, that his heart was hurting etc etc for what seemed like forever. Not to mention this was under the stars in the desert. I tried to be sympathetic without laughing, because he really was a nice person. But how do you fall in love with someone after 24 hours? Finally I managed to get back to the group. Then it came time to go to sleep. He starts setting up two matresses and two water bottles in the tent. I clue in to what he's trying so I said "I don't need two waters" and he said "oh ones for me"!!! I then firmly told him I was sleeping by myself. Can you imagine after all that he still thought that? Crazy their perception of Western women. I decide to cut the trip short and make him take me back to town the next day so I can get out of there. He wouldn't let me pay for the cost of the trip. I felt bad because he was so nice.

So it's a dillema. Now in Aswan I'm ignoring everyone and being so rude. Men are asking why I"m not smiling. But can you blame me? I'd rather not have anyone else fall in love with me. So I was planning to go on felucca ride on the Nile for two nights from here. But I'm feeling kinda of hesitant about that now.

Blah pictures......overrated if you ask me.