Egyptian Cruiser

The past 3 weeks busing around Egypt generally worked out pretty well for me. The buses are not expensive, fairly timely, and some even have videos and restrooms. One thing about the Egypt bus system that can be a bit stressful, however, is that normally you can't buy your bus ticket until the bus arrives at the station. This wouldn't be bad except that often the bus just stops for a very short time -- and often doesn't have a sign on it indicating its destination. Thus while waiting for your bus you have to be on constant alert, asking people the destination of each one as it pulls into the station. And when your bus does finally arrive, you have to move quickly, rushing to the ticket counter to try to purchase a ticket, then grabbing a seat on the bus before it pulls out of the station.