Hilton Taba Resort

... smile knowing I was<br>walking through history. The engravings on the wall were not only<br>interesting but so detailed it was hard to believe they had been carved<br>thousands of years ago. The interesting thing to note was that during<br>the crusades the Christians chipped the faces of all the gods away from<br>the cravings so the gods were faceless. After walking through the<br>templs and ready for a change in temperature we headed to luxor. After<br>our 1st shower in 3 days and ...

... Erfolg herausstellte. Zwar gibt es laut den meisten erfahrenen Tauchern dieser Welt noch bessere Orte im Roten Meer als Akaba (Stichwort Dahab), aber ich war mit dem, was ich gesehen habe, hoch erfreut (kleine Nemos *g*). Sogar ein fast voellig zugewachsenes Schiffswrack war dabei. Zwar bin ich mit 24 Metern recht weit unter meiner erlaubten Tauchtiefe von 18 Metern gewesen, aber der Sayid meinte, das sei in Ordnung. Ich habs ueberlebt. =) Gruesse aus der Freiheit, Brisko

... during the dive plastic bags and other human debris. Nevertheless, it is worth comming here to relax and remove the sant and staring at the very colourful fishes. Near the end of the dive, the monitor takes me to see a ship wreck. That's what I call spectacular!! When we were getting close I thought he was taking me to a cave, but as we were coming closer I could start distinguishing the shape and the details of the ship. That was really stunning, and made the visit to Aqaba worth it.

... little ducks, actually we think they were Cornish game hens, but then joked maybe they were pigeons as they are suppose to be one of the meals to try in Egypt. One day we had bird tongue soup, couldn't really find any tongues, but then I didn't know what I was looking for. We sat with a couple from south east of London. They were here for 14 days, so will get more sun as Tuesday is suppose to be warmer and Wednesday hot. Back to the room to begin packing and the move tomorrow.

... bus stops along the way and picks up more people, a couple end up sitting in the stairwell at the back all the trip, they were on standby too. Soon we are in Eilat, we are asked by taxi drivers if we want one to Tabba border. We wait for the bus which takes us through the town and then right out to the border. We walk through departure, get our passport paper stamped and pay 84 shekels. Walk a short way to Egypt's arrival border. We pass an extremely ...

Hallo everyone, we had a very touristy time in Amman visiting the souk, the Roman citadel and amphitheatre and going on a day trip to biblical sites on Mount Nebo and along the Jordan River and finally having a did in the Dead Sea, where the salt content is so high you floaton top! Then on to Aqaba in a minibus with our friendly driver Nidal where we met Deborah's mate Thiemo ...

... checked into our very nice, Air conditioned, hotel. I had forgotten what luxuries air conditioning and big beds were! It was awesome! Then, our teacher, Khalood, took us to her favorite shops in the town, where she buys lots of pretty shirts and dresses and other souvenirs. She's an incredibly sweet and wonderful woman, so we had a lot of fun shopping with her. We ate outside at the Ali Baba restaurant and watched the sunset while eating kebabs and hummus and all sorts of ...

... waiting with us that the bus to Dahab is broken. 4:35pm: The bus to Cairo finally arrives. 4:55pm: The bus to Cairo finally leaves. 5:00pm: The bus stops 20 feet down the road, where tax collectors come on board to inform the white people that we need to pay $10 each border tax. Why this didn't happen at the border instead of wasting people's time is difficult to determine. 5:10pm: We actually leave. 5:15pm: We ...

... found that the group wanted some familiar food from home. Opinions were divided between McDonalds and Pizza Hut (yes, they have those in Aqaba, and Burger King, Popeye's and others I could mention). Pizza Hut finally won out, so we walked the couple of blocks in intense heat and had pizza that was nearly like home (the crust was close but not quite the same). Then we walked back and settled into the hotel rooms. Some volunteers went to sit by the ...

... is no way my friends will let me go home telling this story... I go to the Cashier.... SO. 400 USD on BLACK. Here we go one last time!!!! My hands are shaking and I'm jumping up and down in the air praying to God that it hits... WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I'm staying at the hilton for free tonight!!! 13BLACK hits... And i'm off to get my room.... I take a shower and meet the ukraineans and Marco ...