The Mirage Village Hotel Dahab

... I take pity, yet could never come even close to this disclosure.<br><br>But , too, there is much warmth and wit. Horsemen offer their steeds for the long uphill ride back to Wadi Musa: &#8220;nice Ferrari, use my Mercedes Benz, don&#8217;t walk, my car is 4x4&#8221;.<br><br>Pony traps take the mickey, back along the Siq, proving themselves the most expensive taxi rides on the planet. 40 euro (approx US$50) between 2 passengers for 1.7km! One can take a taxi across Hong Kong, for 30km ...

... of Jesus and the apostles around the church, but to be honest I was so frustrated by being a sardine I did not take the time to fully appreciate it. Outside the church you get to see the burning bush, which many claim to be the original, although I believe it is likely a descendant. Once again there were so many people that getting a good shot was relatively pointless, but it was neat to see. At about 10:30 am we headed out for our 2 hour drive to Nuweiba!<br>

... side and deep blue sea on the other. <br><br>The next day Lindsey went on an overnight trip to Thistlegorm and Ros Mohammed. Thistlegorm is a World War II wreck in the middle of the red sea. Sunk by German bomber planes, SS Thistlegorm has lain at the bottom of the sea for over sixty years. Much of the original cargo still remains, such as tanks, motorcycles, jeeps, bombs, steam engines, and even a room full of boots. . Measuring over four hundred feet long, SS Thistlegorm often ...

... their social and moral codes have left an indelible mark on Arab culture and they remain an object of romantic reverence for many Arabs. We talked about many things, but communication was quite difficult because he speaks an entirely different Arabic dialect than I'm used to. Nonetheless, I gleamed a few things out of our discussion. One, he is not Egyptian nor is the Egyptian government a legitimate authority over his tribe in his opinion. Two, this antagonism towards Egypt ...

... at her! A short and uncomfortable walk later we arrived at the bus station, or should I say where the bus station should have been according to the map. As we double checked our location a friendly local pulled up and offered to take us to the 'new' bus station. There he showed us the ticket window and we did our thing. Back at the resort we spent the afternoon sunning ourselves on the deck and doing some internet admin. That evening we ran the gauntlet again fighting our way ...

... from a Maestro to a Visa only a few weeks ago. I managed to use my card in Cairo to get some money out so hopefully this is only a temporary problem otherwise things cold get interesting. <br><br>So I got back to the bank but typical of my luck there was a huge que. Took me a while to realise I had to get a ticket number like you would get at a deli counter to be served. This didn't seem to make much difference to when I got served because queuing is ...

21/11/08- 29/11/08 Everyone was feeling a bit better after a good sleep, but I still wasn't up to eating much. On today's agenda was the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Karnak Temple. Valley of the Kings Was cool, but lots of people were about. The most impressive thing I thought was the colours that were used in all the tombs. I never imagined that the hieroglyphs would be in colour. It was also interesting to see how all the tombs were different, depending ...

... and what I need to feel happy. While the private <br>guide stuff has been great and I haven't had to worry about time <br>consuming technicalities, I would never do this again. It takes all of the freedom, challenge, and fun out of it. The irritation started building in Luxor.. I didn't want to ride on a felucca, nor go to the stupid sound and light snow, nor for a dinner cruise. I am not into that. I would rather just walk around the town, get a feel ...

... than flushing it. We would do our bit for preventing blockages, and the hotel cleaning staff would do their bit by emptying it daily. Here, though, it was not emptied at all during our four night stay. Let&#8217;s just say by the end of it, going into the bathroom was not a pleasant experience. <br><br>We crossed the road to a waterside cafe/restaurant, and spent the rest of the day lazily reclining on the ...