Auski Camp Dahab
Mashraba, G3 Dahab, South Sinai, Red Sea and Sinai, Egypt
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R & R
... with divers. We'll fit right in. Hahahaha. We get to listen to The Doors intermingled with the call to prayer. Train spotting comes to mind, as we listen to the heavy brogue of the other guests. The large woman nearby has a hearty sailor's mouth. There must be lots of cheap, last minute deals for Scots willing to brave the sun and sea.
For us, it's the obligatory $2 beer ( for a 1/2 ...
Arriving in Dahab...ALIVE!
... have to wait 10 minutes. A loud exhale was followed by me having to walk away. The rest of the group came out from breakfast, “what happening?” “I was told we would have our room in 10 minutes, that was 20 minutes ago.” The group was moved to the mezzanine level, for it to be quieter…it wasn’t. We were taken out onto the balcony…no air con there. After 45 minutes we asked again and were told that the hotel was full, check out wasn’t til ...
2 weeks cross-Egypt
... life in Egypt is luckily quite a bit different. There were still protest going on at Tahrir square and the Ministry of Internal affairs did burn down only 2 blocks from our hostel, but never did I feel unsafe at all in Egypt. The protests are clearly aimed at the previous government and Mr. Mubarak personally and foreigners are completely out of the scope during these protests. At the contrary, Egyptians seem to realize that their economy is largely dependent ...
The Sinai: hiking and snorkelling the Red Sea
... for a dazzling sunrise. The sun tainted the ragged peaks of central Sinai in various hues of red while we sang “Go Down Moses”. There was a fair bit more praying and singing all around us from Christian groups from China, Korea, Brazil and, of course, Poland – all quite uplifting. We had a picnic for breakfast on the summit. This was deserted by the time we descended down the very picturesque steps of repentance, which again avoided the crowds ...
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
... get people to get at their empty restaurants. We know they do it normally but it seemed more desperate. Also all the shop owners trying to sell you stuff you don't need. I had one guy trying to sell me barbie jandals (flip flops) I had to say I really don't like them. He was really desperate. The food and service was good at everywhere we ate and we always got a seat right beside the water. Every restaurant gave away dips and bread ...

