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Hurghada - The Russian Tourist hotspot
The last few days of my trip were to be spent in Hurghada before heading back to Cairo for my final trip home. Hurghada had been touted as a pretty popular tourist destination, with its design and manifestation backed largely by the Egyptian Government before the democracy revolution. There should have been a disclaimer however about the amount of Russian tourists. So large is their contingent here that if ...
Excursion day
... we all just chilled around the pool, had a few cocktails of course and chatted.
Dinner was "Egyptian Night" and this was bar far the most delicious of the stay. The kofte, shawarma, hummus, salads it was all excellent. I would be going to sleep tonight very happy.
Tomorrow we are up early again as we are going for a boat trip to the outer reefs.
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Egyptian Road Trip to The Red Sea
... greeted by another cheery Egyptian man who was the proprietor of what appeared to be an all-inclusive resort that catered to Russians. The first thing I laid my eyes on was a very tall, a very tan, and a very poorly-aged Russian Mail Order Bride in a florescent pink strappy mini-dress. She had peroxide white blond hair and a matching long, curly phony pony attached that went to the bottom of her spine. I was entranced. I wanted to take ...
Hurghada And Mt. Sinai, Egypt
... very beautiful, but I didn’t like the hundreds of chrome and glass lanterns that hung low from the ceilings. To me, they detracted from the church’s splendor and covered up the simplicity of the church and its paintings.
After the Church of Transfiguration, we saw the original burning bush (hello?! The burning bush?! How cool – and surreal – is that?!) and the Well of Moses, a natural spring that is supposed to provide ...
This is where I get gross
... and on the trails but our guide said that because it was Sunday and St. Katherine’s Monastery (not sure if that is the church on top of Mt. Sinai) is closed, there weren’t as many people there as on other days. Other days there would be 1000 to 1500 people. He said there were maybe 400 people at Mt. Sinai the day we were there.
I started to hike back down the mountain at around 6:30 a.m. By this time my stomach was feeling a bit off. During the hike up I had felt ...
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