Soakin' Up the Sinai
Diving Into Dahab
Thou Shall Not Miss Mount
Sinai
The Pyramids of Giza
The Case of Being the 'Stupid
American'
Kickin' It in Cairo
Challenging Day #1
My 'Dam' Day in Aswan
The Temples of Abu Simbel
Cruising the Nile
Felucca-Style
Temples, Temples and More
Temples
Wrapping Up Egypt
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Links relating to
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Accommodations
Penguin Village - Dahab
Hotel Longchamps - in
Cairo; I absolutely loved
this hotel! I would
recommend it to anybody.
Other Sites
Egypt Facts
Penguin Village - Dahab
Hotel Longchamps - in
Cairo; I absolutely loved
this hotel! I would
recommend it to anybody.
Other Sites
Egypt Facts
Egypt...
My Egyptian Experience... Highs: Diving in the Red Sea; Dahab; watching the sunrise on top of Mt. Sinai; the Pyramids in Giza; Egyptian Museum; fresh mango juice; Zamalek area in Cairo; felucca experience; Luxor Temple at night. Lows: Getting bug bites; getting ripped off with purchases I made; overnight trains. Best Moment: So far it was spending time in Dahab (I was getting quite used to being a Dahabian). Smells: Sea; our dinner being cooked on the felucca. Sounds: Waves of the water; horns honking; Egyptian music; prayer calls. Sights: Underneath the Red Sea; cats everywhere; males greeting each other with a hug and kiss on both cheeks; barely any local females; camels on the beach; Egyptian Museum; Pyramids; belly dancer; watching paper being made out of papyrus; Aswan Dam (about as fascinating as it sounds); Abu Simbel; Karnak Temple; Luxor Temple (at night); Valley of the Kings; sailing on a felucca down the Nile. Tastes: Egyptian moussaka (very similar to ratatouille); grilled calamari; mango shakes; freshly pressed mango juice; fuul; pastries; Fayrouz (a malt beverage soda--without alcohol--that comes in many different flavors and is quite tasty). Purchases: Pure perfume oils in 'Lotus' and 'Arabian Nights' with small perfume bottles; two small paintings done on papyrus; wooden boxes. Street Food: Fuul; falafel; breads in different shapes; fruit juice. Fun Food Finds: Pepsi Gold (though I won't try it because the gold color scares me); Twinkies filled with chocolate cream. Western Companies Out Here: McDonald's; KFC; Hardee's; TGI Friday's; Fuddrucker's; Gold's Gym. Other General Info... Visa needed? Yes. I got it at the border in Nuweiba for $15 US (they did not accept Jordanian dinars). Type of currency? Egyptian Pound (EP). One U.S. dollar is ~5.75 EP. Transportation: From Dahab to Cairo: a minibus (7 hours) for 100 EP. Things Egypt Is Known For: Constantly trying to rip people off; Pyramids; the Red Sea; baksheesh (basically this is what they say when they are asking for a tip); temples such as Abu Simbel and Karnak. Religion: Muslim. Costs: $890 |
Waiting for the sunrise at Mt. Sinai.
May 19 - June 1, 2006
Along the coast of Dahab.
The Sphinx and Great Pyramid at Giza.
Egypt Journals