WB: Land of Goshen – Moon of Alabama

May 18, 2006

WB: Land of Goshen

Billmon:

There is, of course, a slight, but not quite negligible, chance I will be the intentional or accidental target of a terrorist attack. Sharm el-Sheikh, you may recall, was bombed last July, and another resort just up the coast was hit a few weeks ago. However, I’ve always understood that my chances of getting killed on I-95 on my way to work each morning are vastly higher than the odds of falling victim to terrorism, even in the Middle East.

Land of Goshen

Posted by b on May 18, 2006 at 17:50 UTC | Permalink

Comments

Uh oh.
Let’s see, Billmon generally goes about a month without posting with no forewarning, so… See you in 2008?
If you bring to travel writing what you bring to political writing, I’ll probably end up in Egypt by the end of the month.

Posted by: Gridlock | May 18 2006 17:58 utc | 1

Stay Safe Billmon.

Posted by: Night Owl | May 18 2006 17:59 utc | 2

Have a good time Billmon.

Posted by: Noisette | May 18 2006 18:02 utc | 3

Safari Njema Billmon

Posted by: Cloned Poster | May 18 2006 18:10 utc | 4

Inshallah, indeed. Enjoy!

Posted by: beq | May 18 2006 18:11 utc | 5

Okay… how do I get a job like that? I was laid off in February and am still looking for suitable employment. Twenty-three years of technical writing and I’m aching to find something …interesting to do.
Is this just a contract job?
No, really… I’m serious.

Posted by: Darryl Pearce | May 18 2006 18:16 utc | 6

Safe and happy travel, b’mon! It’s been so great to read you again these last few months.

Posted by: ralphbon | May 18 2006 18:20 utc | 7

Have a great trip. I didn’t know you were a fan of antiquities. I’ll go back and read your blog to learn something new.
You can still get very small cuneiform tablets from the Sumer era, but of course you need to know a reputable dealer. Calligraphy in books is also something amazing…a koran from the time of the Ottoman Turks whose provenance went through Mohammed Ali, the first Eyptian nationalist, was recently on sale at ABE. too steep for me. but beautiful.
Take care and be safe.
I wish I could find my courage again. I guess I need a trip to Oz.
Yeah, it’s sad, believe me, Missy, When you’re born to be a sissy –Without the vim and verve.But I could show my prowess, be a lion not a mou-ess
…If I only had the nerve.
I’m afraid there’s no denyin’ I’m just a dandelion,A fate I don’t deserve…
hmm hm hmhmhmhmhm hmm hmm hm hmhmhmhm
if I only had the nerve.
bon voyage.

Posted by: fauxreal | May 18 2006 18:59 utc | 8

safe passage

Posted by: remembereringgiap | May 18 2006 19:11 utc | 9

Hurry back to us Billmon…

Posted by: crone | May 18 2006 20:11 utc | 10

Antiquities? An interest I also share. I’m jealous, although looks like I’ll be enjoying a leisurely trip from Athens to Thessalonika later this summer. Guess five Rome trips in four years is enough…
Have fun.

Posted by: American | May 18 2006 20:26 utc | 11

Immodium (Loperamide) is great stuff on a trip. I sh%t you NOT.

Posted by: ferd | May 18 2006 22:35 utc | 12

How’s THAT for some travel writing?!

Posted by: ferd | May 18 2006 22:37 utc | 13

Target, schmarget.
Me, I’m just glad that Mr. Mon will not be going anywhere near the Dead Sea, or Colin Powell, this time around……
.

Posted by: RossK | May 18 2006 23:23 utc | 14

Bon Voyage, bill-mon ami!
Stay clear of tourist hotels if at all possible, and return to us safely. Thanks for your incomparable writing. You will outdo Lowell Thomas as a travel writer, no doubt….!

Posted by: McGee | May 19 2006 0:09 utc | 15

May the road rise w/ you, Billmon.
Egypt, what a fantastic place to visit.

Posted by: Dismal Science | May 19 2006 15:58 utc | 16

The best way to dodge the “tourist” label is to wear entire outfits that are locally made. When I lived in Europe three years, my clothes stopped tipping folks, so no one assumed “American”. Why, even the French were nice. 🙂

Posted by: Scorpio | May 19 2006 21:21 utc | 17

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