Egypt is pretty nuts right now. The economy is depressed since the revolution and there seems to be no order, although I can’t be sure it wasn’t always like this. In Aswan, I stayed in Elephantine, a friendly Nubian island in the Nile where everyone was very muslim.

There’s nothing like seeing your first ancient Egyptian monument.

In Luxor, merchants, taxis and scammers are unbelievably aggressive, more than anywhere else I’ve ever been — it’s actually pretty ridiculous. At the Valley of the Kings, you’re not allowed to take any photos (even outside in the desert), so just believe me that the well-preserved, original, colourfully painted tombs are something else.

Also, there are never any clouds and it never rains. Ever.

At Edfu Temple, a young little girl named Zamza was following me around trying to sell bracelets to me. I don’t like to transact money with kids as a matter of policy, so instead I gave her my rubik’s cube and showed her the idea. She was very excited. I explained to her that most people find the rubik’s cube difficult because they see only the square pieces (54 of them), but that there are actually only a few side pieces (12) and corner pieces (8) that act independently — in simpler words, of course. She was lovely. Hopefully she will get the hang of it.

And it turns out that ancient Egyptians worshipped wifi just like the rest of us.