Staying at Bishbishi in Dahab. This is my favourite place so far - very relaxed and love being by the sea. Can highly recommend Bishbishi - friendly staff, great food, good rooms from between 1.50 - 6 pounds per night. From here you can do quad biking, horse riding, diving, snorkelling. Went to Blue Hole to snorkel yesterday - was amazing, like Finding Nemo :) Beautiful coral and fish and, according to the Aussies, diving and snorkelling is better than the Great Barrier Reef. You can also travel to Petra, Jerusalem, and Mount Sinai from here. Walked up Mount Sinai a couple of nights ago. Hard going if you're as unfit and unused to hiking as me, but made it to the top (over 2000 metres high). There are lots of coffee shops on the way
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