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Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh May 8th 2008

Many thanks for the birthday greetings. K couldn't miss up on one more day of scuba diving but I decided it was time for a day off. I spent it very pleasantly under a shady umbrella beside one of the hotel's pools reading and writing. About 5 p.m. a small birthday cake was delivered to the room. We will sample it after dinner at our favourite spot in the hotel complex - an Italian Restaurant that overlooks the Red Sea. For some strange reason, it doesn't get very busy. I don't know why not as the food is lovely and the guitarist is excellent. I can't imagine a more romantic location.... read more

Egypt 1 - Diving the Depths of The Red Sea

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh May 7th 2008

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Mel_40

Hi All!!!!! Back on the travelling trail, however this time I decided to venture into Egypt, a very different adventure..... deep into sandy deserts and red seas, past the great pyramids, down the Nile and through the valley of the Kings.... no light task however do-able and if something is do-able ....it must be done.... Sharm El Sheik Sharm is a tourist town that sits on the red sea, calm and tranquil it is a town where people come from all over the worl to Dive. It is ranked in the top 5 for the best diving sites in the world and it definately did not dissapoint. A goal of mine was that if i ever went to egypt I always wanted to do a Diving course and to achieve certification so that I could dive ... read more

Red Sea Diving

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh May 7th 2008

Golden Years

The main attraction along the southern tip of Sinai is scuba diving and we have been renewing our PADI certifications. Today we joined a group going to Ras Mohammed Park, considered to be the jewel in the crown of Red Sea dive locations. The drift dive from Shark Reef to Yolanda Reef is considered to be one of the top three dives in the world. There was certainly plenty to see in the clear turquoise waters; huge fan corals and all manner of brightly coloured fish and plant life including a large Moray Eel hidden in the reef and a blue spotted Ray cruising lazily. The highlight was a large turtle who didn't seem to mind dining in front of an enthralled audience, even when the underwater cameras began to roll.... read more

Walk Like an Egyptian

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh May 5th 2008

Swiss Alps

Raquel

Hi guys Sorry in advance that this is a bit of a long one - so please bear with me. If you want to skip it do it and just take a look at the photos..... Well Tim and I are back from our holiday and Egypt and luckily I managed to come back with a tan - you should expect that considering that the minimum temperature was around 27C and the hottest day was 34C! It was definitely an adventure and an eye opener to a completely different culture, and to be honest I was quite pleasantly surprised by the friendliness and generosity of the Egyptian people, especially when you think you are trying to be "had" everywhere you go. Upon arrival at Sharm we had to get Visas so we could visit Cairo, and ... read more

Longest day to Sharm-El Shakh

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh April 27th 2008

Sharm-El-Shakh

Mo Sadrpour

Lisa sleeps hard. Freak show Mo decides to sleep for an hour and GO DIVEING!!!!! Are you kidding me???????? -Lisa sleeps until noon. -Mo is still diving. Lisa shops, has lunch, lays by the pool and buys plane tickets to Cairo. -Mo is still diving -It’s 3:00pm -Lisa hopes Mo isn’t dead. -Lisa lays by the pool and hopes for the best. -Mo shows up around 5:00pm. -Lisa tells him he is sick in the head. -Mo and Lisa go to dinner then go to sleep. ... read more

Departing Jordan to Egypt, Africa

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh April 26th 2008

Port of Aqaba

Mo Sadrpour

10:00 am arrive at the Aqaba, Jordan port to go to Egypt Purchased ferry tickets and car paper work. Boat is to depart by noon. 1:30 we were told that we may leave at 4:00pm. 5:30pm we are told we should expect to board with in ½ hour. We meet a couple in the car parked next to us also waiting to board. The guy is from Yemen and the girl is from Palestine. Both are in their mid 20’s. He is very mellow she is a social climber in tight pants and a tank top (not a common choice of attire for girls in this part of the world). 8:00pm we board the ship 9:30pm we depart Once on the boat we found our seats in the general seating area. There is really no way ... read more

Port of Aqaba, Our friends (Palestine and Yemen)

Departing Jordan for Egypt Africa

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh April 26th 2008

Landimages

10:00 am arrive at the Aqaba, Jordan port to go to Egypt Purchased ferry tickets and car paper work. Boat is to depart by noon. 1:30 we were told that we may leave at 4:00pm. 5:30pm we are told we should expect to board with in ½ hour. We meet a couple in the car parked next to us also waiting to board. The guy is from Yemen and the girl is from Palestine. Both are in their mid 20’s. He is very mellow she is a social climber (not a 8:00pm we board the ship 9:30pm we depart The ship reached Nuweiba around 11:30pm. 12:00am, still on the boat. 1:00am, still on the boat. 1:40am, passengers who do not have cars departed the boat. Followed by the cars parked in front of the tour busses. ... read more

Safaga

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea March 29th 2008

cindynbruce

Safaga Our main purpose of docking in Safaga, Egypt is to go to Luxor and visit the Valley of the Kings and Temple of Karnac. We boarded our bus (#4 of 16!) at 6:45 for the four hour trip to Luxor. Because we were traveling in an escorted convoy, we had to wait for all of the buses to be ready, and as a result, it was closer to eight before we got started. The police cars stopped traffic at busy intersections so all of the buses could pass. There was an armed guard on the bus as well. We crossed over the Red Sea Mountains to reach the Nile Valley and the city of Luxor. Most of the land was sand and desert until we reached the valley, although we passed a couple of villages ... read more

Hurghada

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Hurghada March 29th 2008

Looking at the fish in the Red Sea

Emmad

Ahh, now this is how a holiday should be. Relaxing on a large boat, sparkling water, hot sun, nothing to do but sleep and sunbathe! We took a long five hour journey to Hurghada on 27 March. All foreigners are required to travel in a daily convoy when travelling between Luxor and Hurghada. So we duly turned up ready to depart at 2pm with all the tour buses. The police take their duty seriously, but anyone wearing a black thick wool uniform in the 40+ heat can't have all thier camels in the top paddock. Unfortunately our overland truck doesn't keep up with the speedy flash tour buses and they get rather stressed at us being so slow - the convoy went off into the distance and they kept waving for us to go faster. So ... read more

Sharm El Sheikh

Africa » Egypt » Red Sea » Sharm el-Sheikh March 27th 2008

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Travels with Tom and Alice

March 25 - 27, 2008. Sharm eL Sheikh We arrived in Sharm el Sheikh, on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula, on Tuesday evening at the Savoy Resort after a short flight from Luxor. Looking forward to a couple of days of relaxing. Wednesday we spent the day at the resort with some scuba diving and a day relaxing at the pool and beach. I did 2 dives at the reef very close to the resort. The dive site I visited is just a short walk out on a jetty, into the water and presto you are at the reef. This is a nice reef with decent coral and a fair amount of fish. We covered both ends of the reef and the start of a large canyon that goes down into the Red Sea. It ... read more

Brief history of Egypt

The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser...more history

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