Category: Travel

  • Car control

    Cars kill almost as many as guns per year in the US. Cars are big and car dependency is fatal. This morning, a big jeep almost hit me, I was walking on the crosswalk connecting the sidewalk. I did not come out of nowhere, and the driver was taking a left turn. The driver apologized…

  • Health care is a nightmare

    Are you moving to the US? you better be able to predict when you’ll be sick. Planning is key because appointments are rare. Doctors’ appointments take a long time, especially if you need to see a specialist (as opposed to a primary care physician). Well, in case of an emergency, you can always visit the…

  • Angry bathroom reviews

    Growing up in Egypt, it was quite easy to find a bathroom when needed. The nearest mosque would be a great option, and restaurants too. Neither are on sight? that means you must be in a secluded area, and in that case, you can just do your business the old-fashioned way. In Seattle, this is…

  • US domestic travel sucks

    The US is too big In a discussion with a coworker during lunchtime. The topic of transportation came up. As usual, I was complaining about how much it sucks that there are not sufficient train routes between cities. And as expected, the response was “The US is too big, Europe is small and that’s why…

  • The world needs kids to be the leaders

    I have an 8-year-old sister. She lives in Egypt and wants to study in the US when she grows up. My little sister one day called me and started asking about schools in the US, how good or bad they are and what are the differences between different schools. At some point, I told her…

  • California Science Center

    I’ve been to LA before, twice. both times I’ve visited California Science Center. once for a trip that was mediocre, I googled the 10 best things to do in LA. I made a goal to visit as many as possible in a couple of days so I skimmed through the places and never really enjoyed…

  • A week long road trip

    Not so long ago I decided to celebrate my birthdays from now on by visiting somewhere new and exciting, last year wanted to visit the Corral Bluffs in Colorado but it seems like you can’t just go there any day instead visited the Garden of Gods which I absolutely love. This year I had the…