Donkey Carts

Jump to the full entry & travel map ……Muslim religion; mosques; ancient temples; Arabic food including Koshri, falafels and schwarma; donkey carts; lots of camels; sheesha;  no alcohol;  heat (my god, the heat). EGYPT, JORDAN…

Instead of Obama and his minions butchering the 5.2 BILLION "ACORN" provision of the "stimulus" shock therapy bill, or the 335 million"STD" Barry……in every country but America who might need new cars to replace the all donkey carts they use presently to get around?Who the hell…

(Editor's note: post updated below with notes, related factchecking, and news citations. This is a complex story, and many readers have……driver. - Everything is demolished, and sometimes the ICRC has to use donkey carts because it is the only way to get through, and get at…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Cairo, Cairo, EgyptOur brief visit in Alexandria & Cairo was memorable and fascinating.……inner-city area of America. Modern cars traveled the roads, along with donkey carts piled high with watermelons. I saw three flocks of sleep…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Marrakech, MoroccoSince arriving in Marrakesh we get the distinct felling we left……as motor bikes hurtle down the streets out of control, not to mention the donkey carts even with their slower pace.The main square, Djemaa…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kabul, Kabul, AfghanistanThis blog does not have many pictures as I wasn't planning on……so we drove around there, me avoiding huge pot holes, kids on bike, donkey carts pulling fruit and just other crazy Afghan drivers. I soon…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Cairo, EgyptSo here we are in Egypt!  Its now daytime and I can sure see alot more……all on the streets.  Cars, motorcycles, bikes, buses, trucks, horse and donkey carts all vying for the right of way.  A basic rule of…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas offered Israel an immediate weeklong truce Sunday, hours after Israel silenced its guns and grounded its aircraft,……Gaza into battlegrounds. In Gaza, Palestinians loaded vans and donkey carts with mattresses and ventured out to see what was left of…

The National (Hadeel al Shalchi)A photographer, driver and I left the chaos of Cairo for the green fields of Fayoum Oasis, about an hour and a half……Kingdom of the pharaohs. People still live as farmers here, riding their donkey carts with their wares under the watchful eye of the King…

Over 50 per cent of the total 3 lakh residents of Mingora, the main city in Pakistan’s restive Swat valley, have left their homes due to heavy fighting between the Army and Taliban in the region. The people are using whatever transport they could find trucks, buses, motorcycles, donkey carts…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Luxor, EgyptEgypt - Day 5, March 23, 2009Cairo-Luxor Itinerary:Fly to Luxor, called……9 am after driving through the Luxor countryside seeing major poverty. Donkey carts loaded with vegetables, fresh fruits, alfalfa. Mud…

The automotive age challenges the land of the pharohs , the pyramids and the NileCairo and Alexandria weren't built for vehicles. There's no room……at whim, and in the middle of the mix, in some neighborhoods, are donkey carts, market stalls set up in the street and the ubiquitous…

Back to the first modern computer set up at Heathrow early morning 211...A packedfull three week tripDar es Salaam Zanzibar with Kathy Metcalf plus we got brave and rented a car which was a wild ride right up there with any zany third world experience...donkey carts multitudes of peds all with…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Rongpu Si, Xizang, ChinaAs we arrived……with her and walk beside the donkey cart she would be riding on. Unfortunately they had banned the donkey carts and now the only way to passport control was via a very comfortable bus. Never…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Marrakech, MoroccoIf you think……Dropped off by our taxi from theairport, we found ourselves wading upstream as cyclists, donkey carts,the odd car and a multitude of mopeds (often carrying whole families offather, mother a