Morgenland Village
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Holy Moses!
Since our tour leader was released by Imaginative Traveller upon her return to Cairo, we now have a new tour guide, who is Egyptian, and who will only be with us for the next two days. We quickly find out the difference between tour guide and tour leader. A guide is familiar with the history and development of country and local sites whereas a tour …
God has given me these 15... 10, 10 commandments!
So after feeling like **** the day before I was ready to go after a good breakfast of bread and a hardboiled egg. Unfortunately it was a 9 hour drive to Sinai from Cairo, so, like a good traveler, I slept. I totally missed passing under the Suez canal, but there isnt much to see apparently. I am not even sure we went near Suez, the map said we were …
The Trip to Egypt
We departed Jerusalem for the four-hour bus trip to the border crossing to Egypt located at Elat, Israel. This took us back down past the Dead Sea and Masada. The road is almost entirely through desert, but then you arrive at Elat, which is on the Red Sea. Elat is a resort area with lots of hotels on the Sea, which itself is a beautiful azure blue …
Crossing the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula
Security was tight as we approached the Suez Canal, the artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Soldiers armed with machine guns could be seen at the top of the cliffs on both side of the road. As instructed by Akram, no pictures were allowed to be taken in this area, we were being watched.< …
Dancing around the fire in the shadow of Mt.Sinai
In the early evening, Michel and I met with the rest of the group outside the hotel having been invited for tea with the local Bedouins. Sitting comfortably on cushions dispersed freely on the ground around the tent, the hot tea was served in very small transparent glasses. The warmth of the beverage was highly welcomed due to the coldness in …
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