From the lookout at the tip of the Ras Mohammed National park where Gulf of Aquaba, Red Sea and Suez meet. Lots of fancy boats for tourists diving, snorkelling etc.
Egypt again: The Nile April 4th 2006 Hi everyone
I'm actually now in Athens and about to set off for six days in the Greek Islands so thought I'd throw together a quick blog to complete Egypt before I leave in the morning. Finding time to do the blog is actually quite hard because my days are so full!
Anyway, the last blog ended with the overnight in the desert. This one continues from there and takes you on to the second half of ... read more
Africa » 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... ... read more
Hi from Dee. I’ve taken a year’s leave from my job of more than 25 year’s teaching and am preparing to set off on my “Big OE”; better late than never! This is a practise, with instructions from son Dan who is an experienced traveller/blogger, to make sure I can work the “Travel Blog” OK before I leave New Zealand on 26th Feb 2006. The photo is me with Dan and Emma yesterday at "Groove in the Park" in Auckland Domain. I hope to visit internet cafes and update weekly but will have to work that one out when I’m on the road.
I’ll be travelling to Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Egypt... full info