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Dahab Slideshow
Dahab
Travel Blogs from Dahab, Egypt
The Long Drive Back
... couldn't beleive how polluted the city is! So were were back and I was having to come to terms with the fact that I was leaving Egypt after having such an amazing time! We all piled out of the car and I gave Jody back her back of marshmallows which had ...
Diving in the Red Sea...
... the beach to just relax and enjoy some swimming, snorkeling or diving. In the bus, I met an Egyptian guy from Alexandria, also going to Dahab, but for some construction works. I stayed at the same hotel as he did for a few days, and we had some good time ...
Wadi Rum and Dahab
... so this is going to be short ... Wadi Rum was very beautiful ... check it out in Lawrence of Arabia! Aquaba & crossing to Egypt ... what can I say ??? ... except they make a 1 hour ferry crossing into a major 8 hour ordeal of smiling officials, long ...
Dahab
Dahab is the place to relax. We spent most of our time in Dahab sitting in the Penguin Café. The cafés in Dahab are more like cabanas with pillows on the ground. You can sit for as long as you feel like which usually people pick out their spot and spend ...
Snorkelling, Ignoring and Drinking
... place listed in my guide book that had a decent enough reputation but the guy behind the desk said he only accepted divers (as Dahab is a diver's paradiuse) who used his diving services. I thought this was odd as I visited the place last night and they ...
Dahab Diving
... We are about to go on our night dive to see flourescent plankton, blinking shrimp, octopi, etc. There were camels walking along the boardwalk today. We had cats and dogs hanging out with us on the beach eating dinner. Dahab is really ...
Climbing Mt. Sinai, Diving, and Friends
... what we were all feeling when he made the comment that he felt more nervous boarding a plane full of white people than walking around Egypt. Once we landed, the four of us were whisked away to the beach area of Dahab. Dahab is in a beautiful area on ...
No sleep in Dahab
... you name it. Couldnt walk down the street without going no no no thankyou i dont want that, maybe later.... Dahab was suppossed to be the place in Egypt away from all that, but i didnt think so. Was missing Jordan already. But i was excited to be ...
Cinq jours pour sortir de l’Égypte!
... de la parenthèse! À l’arrêt d’autobus, nous avons trouvé un taxi privé qui nous a conduit à Dahab. Où nous attendait la cousine Christine. Comme nous hésitions à voyager le lendemain, vendredi jour tradionnel de manifestations, ...
Russians Everywhere!
... the 10 commandments from God. I am making some progress with my book - Shantaram. The goal is to have it done before I leave Egypt. I should be able to finish it if I have a few more days on the beach. The language you hear the most on ...
Travelin' Ain't Always Easy
... with them. I remembered that they were headed to a resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, and would therefore be driving through Dahab. After much negotiation (read: loud arguing that almost came to blows) we secured two taxis and began the trip south. I arrived in ...
Laughter
I just received word that my grandfather died yesterday morning. He had been diagnosed a few short weeks ago and the family had been preparing. Still, it's hard for everyone. The death of our grandparents is something we all expect to face. ...
Mt. Sinai and The Red Sea
Well, after all the talk about diving I've decided to move on from Dahab without getting my PADI certification. It's cheap and all, but I just don't want to spend 3-4 days by myself with an instructor right now. There are other travellers here, but not ...
Dahab
... El Sheikh where we jumped into a cab to take us to Dahab.We'll never forget our farting taxi driver :) We optioned for Dahab Paradise. A new hotel outside the center of Dahab. A brilliant location to chill out away from it all. The perfect thing ...
Thistlegorm Fuck Yeah
... bedste i verden. Vi blev naesten venner med ham og han havde styr paa det hele tiden. Han laerte os en masse og var meeeeeget bedre end Italieneren paa Zanzibar. Dahab har naesten vaeret en ferie fra vores ferie, og vi har haft det saa fedt hele tiden. ...
Dive Now... Work Later!
... passion of this little town lies... Diving! Becky and I took full advantage of some of the world famous dive sites located around Dahab. Below is a brief description of what we did and what we saw! Glass Fish Reef - The dive started with the obligatory ...
Thoughts as I leave Egypt...
... for more... waiting for that one thing that "wows" and sets it apart as something special. Aside from those places mentioned, Egypt seems like a place that is barren, desolate, and somewhat bland. The food offers nothing special to add color. ...
Dahab - Taking A Dive
... I have my own entourage for the 7 hour ride from Cairo down past Suez, and through the Sinai Peninsula to Dahab. Go figure. Egypt really is a desert country. Outside of Cairo and you are immediately surrounded by sand hills and barren rocky ...
Chill out session in DAAAAAHAB
... the bus, being stopped by about 6 times for passport control, we finally made it across the Suez Canal back into the Asia side of Egypt, where we started our journey into Egypt about 2 weeks ago. And I can tell you this, it is wonderful being back! :) We ...
Holy Moses
... here that God offered the Ten Commandments as a guide out of the dark side. The hike to Mt. Sinai included leaving Dahab at 11 p.m., taking a two-hour bus to St. Cathereine's Monastery, hiking for 2.5 hours up Mt. Sinai and getting to the top ...
God Willing
... on anything. Too true. I took the ferry from Aqaba, Jordan, to Nuweiba, Egypt, on Wednesday the 17th. I got myself to Dahab, Egypt to stay the night. I had planned to go on to St. Catherine's and Mt. Sinai. Ah, but, they ...
Climbing Mount Sinai
... and we hung out together. I decided to do some snorkeling to break the boredom of just reading and tanning. The snorkeling in Egypt really is amazing. I could see how people from all over the world come here to dive. After spending my last day ...
I'd Like To Be Under The Sea & Egypt Wrap Up
... i been talking to too many Yanks?) to see the large, golden sand dunes of Saudi Arabia from the Dahab side of Egypt. The Sinai is an intercontinental crossroads being in between Asia and Africa and has a colourful past as a place of ...
Sinai Sighhhhh
... Aqaba, its gentle lapping waves act as a salve, restoring our spirits. For the past 12 days we have called Inmo Divers Home in Dahab, Egypt our temporary home. Run by an Egyptian/German couple (the name Inmo = Ingrid + Mohammed), the hotel complex has a ...
Beachside relaxing
... not much to do here. I wonder how Mattia (that's his name) could stay here for almost 2 month without getting bored? Dahab itself must have been a very beautiful place - before the diving tourists took over. Now there are hotels, cafes and dive centers ...
Dahab, el lugar soñado...
El luagr de cuelgue ideal. El Mar Rojo termina aca y llega intacto, enfrente tenemos Jordania y Arabia Saudita e Israel. Un lugar idilico para leer, comer, descansar, bucear (el famoso blue hole esta aqui) y relajarse. Si queiren actividades esta cerca ...
Dahab - and holiday
... , what is your job, how many Dollars your motorbike, where is your wife, etc, etc), I arrive to Dahab to get my urgend required holiday. Dahab is an amazing place to observe, how nice it could be in Egypt, with a holiday perfect beachfront. Happy End??? ...
Taking it easy for a while.
... luxurious not to have to pack up our toiletries every time we want to have a shower. So the place we have chosen is Dahab, a backpacker town on the Red Sea, on the Sinai Peninsula, in Egypt. The place is cheap and relaxing although slightly hot. We have ...