the long hot windy road

Sharm El Sheikh to Dahab

September 16th 2007
(K) Sinai..... Ramadan: one of five of the Islamic pillars of faith. The celebrations started back when I was in Suez. The pillar involves fasting: no consuming anything (including water) or have sex between sunrise and sunset (6-6) everyday for an entire month! Luckily shops and cafes are still open and in the tourist areas, eating in public causes no problems. I took a bus from Suez to Sh ... read more

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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... ... read more

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I've been all round the show: started in Bali, travelled up Indo to Malaysia and Thailand, ran to Germany then spent time in the Netherlands, Belgium, Belize and France. Caught up with a mate Dan, went to Spain together and brought bikes in Seville. We then rode along the southern Spainish coastline then crossed over to Morocco where we spent a month cyling around. Upon arrival at the Algerian border, they said No so we said oh damn- we have to turn around and go back. Dan decided that Tunisia without a visa was the place for him to go, and then onto Italy. I thought it through and decided to ... full info

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