I recently finished a great book about a man’s journey from Cape Town to Cairo. Like the Middle East, I have an interest, which borders on obsession, with all things related to Africa. I figure that more I know the better so I read about it. Of course in the case of the Middle East I found a topic I like, did my masters thesis on it, met some of the most exceptional people I know while researching my masters topic, and BAM we ended up living over here. However, I digress. In this book, the author writes that no…