Blogs from Dahab, Sinai, Egypt, Africa - page 15

. Leaving Dahab. It wasn't easy, having spent more time then I allotted for, and especially after a failed attempt to extend it by a day, cutting off one day in Luxor. During the lazy days of Dahab I toyed with the idea of just skipping Luxor all together, avoiding the heat, and the crowds of packaged tourist. My logic was, the ruins have been there for a few thousands years, probably not going to go anywhere in my life time, unlike the Red Sea and it's coral and aquatic life. I had received mixed reviews on Luxor. Hot. Touristy. Hot. Tons of street hustlers, but figured to come all the way to Egypt and not pay it a couple of days visit wouldn't be wise. I figured I'd kick myself in the end. As far ... read more

More from Dahab. So where did I leave off. I think I had just met a Brit who'd served in the marines in the Iraq and Afghanistan; the mess-o-patamia that we've created…you know spreading democracy and saving the world from Al-queda and the Taliban. I stayed away from the political talk (for once) and just kind of prodded at his experience in the war(s). He spoke pretty candidly of it all, which was a bit surprising, giving that he was in a Muslim country talk openly about killing other Muslims. What I have found is that Muslims in general are pretty excepting (and supportive) of other Muslim, weather they be from Indonesia, Semolina, or Palestine. A Muslim is a Muslim in their eyes. But then again there is that whole Sunni Shia thing. We'll just put ... read more

Again, let me begin by saying...WOW! It just never ceases to amaze me how amazing life is. I know I've gone to a good place when diving is involved. Three dives later I've decided to finally do my advance diving course. How cool is that that I get to do it here in Egypt!!! The price is comparable to Malaysia and Thailand, maybe just a little bit more. That's gonna throw a bit ok a kink into my budget but what the hey it really is once in a lifetime kinda thing. I was gonna do the dives anyways. Started out yesterday with the first dive and it wasn't awesome. For one my powered lenses were not correctly done. Bugger. Yep, that's my new favourite word - bugger! lol...picked it up somewhere... So then the ... read more

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Greetings all: This past weekend, Ahmed and I had our "real" honeymoon - a 4-day weekend in Dahab! I have never been to the Sinai Penninsula yet, so this was something new for me, and Ahmed has only been to Dahab once before. The trip started out rocky, thanks to Egypt Air, who messed up our reservation (and about 20 other people). This was Ahmed's first experience in an airport (and, thankfully, later on a plane), so this was not a good first impression. Anyway, after much yelling and such, we were on our way - on a flight with some nasty turbulance! D'oh! Ahmed was like a little kid, though - he wanted the window seat, he laughed as we left the ground, and generally just enjoyed the ride. Arrival in Sharm el Shiekh was ... read more