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Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [828]
Hello All,
We didn't make it to Mt Sinai. Got a bus to Dahab and then ran into a common problem in Egypt. Liars. Lots of liars. When does the bus for St Katherines leave we asked at the bus station? there is no bus but you can take a taxi is the response.... Read more >
Fri, 6 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery
Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [946]
Hi All, Glad to get out of the port of Nuweiba after immigration. We already had a plan and headed out to a beachside area called Tarabin and onto Sababa camp. The taxi driver tried to get lots of money out of us but we already knew the correct price.... Read more >
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [1570] | Comments [1]
salaam alaykum from egypt! we spent half of our tıme ın egypt ın caıro, and half explorıng other cıtıes, temples and ruıns along the nıle rıver. caıro ıs crazy; the people are pretty aggressıve, ıt's loud, chaotıc, and ı feel lıke we need hyperbarıc ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By furaibo_a | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [2564]
While all of you were likely enjoying a turkey feast for Thanksgiving, I ate grilled chicken and kushari in the Sinai. The next morning, we awoke at 1:30am (!) to begin our hike up Mt. Sinai so that we could reach the summit by sunrise. For those who ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [5986]
I can honestly say that we've tried just about every form of transportation on this trip, with the notable exception of bicycles (which would be ridiculously stupid on Egyptian roads, but you do see them). We've traveled via bus, van, train, boat, ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [2292]
There are many parts of Egypt, Upper Egypt in particular (and remember, Upper Egypt is actually southern Egypt), in which travel restrictions apply to all foreigners. After a number of terrorist incidents resulted in the deaths of tourists in the 1990s, ... Read more >
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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [1393]
Bob Marley seems to be an uninvited guest on our travels. I'm not sure I understand the local fascination with him, but so far I've seen several Bob Marley flags, CDs, and a boat named the Bob Marley. We took a felucca ride on the Nile yesterday and ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [1722]
I would like to say that we are roughing it at the moment, but life on the boat has been incredibly relaxing. Thankfully, we dock at stops along the way to get a taste of the towns and the sites, but much of our day is spent lounging on the deck and ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [1253]
After exploring the city of Alexandria, which is three hours north of Cairo, we are on a sleeper train to Luxor. Surprisingly the train is on time, because we hear that it is notorious for considering its schedule more of a "guideline," give ... Read more >
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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [1236]
I've been to a lot of countries with hair-raising traffic, but Egypt might just take the cake. My guide book says that riding a bike here is tantamount to suicide, and now I understand. Aside from the double (and sometimes triple)-parked cars along the ... Read more >
Tags: cultural observations, planes trains & automobiles
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By colleen_finn | Views [1526]
I've discovered that I really like the sound of the muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. The sound has a peaceful quality to it that I find soothing. I imagine it would be easy to live here without a watch and instead keep time according to the sonorous ... Read more >
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