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2 November 2004
Pyramids Pat and Fiona had a buffet breakfast included in their much-higher hotel room rate while we ate lightly in our room. That allowed us to have a sleep-in till about 0800. We left about 0900 for the Pyramids at Giza on the western edge of Cairo city. We found the official entrance (as opposed […]
1 November 2004
Above: Concorde El Salam resort in Sharm. Enjoying the resort I wanted to make the most of the resort before we move on to Cairo. I was in the water at 0715 but a leaky goggle cut my swim short. After a big buffet breakfast, we packed and returned to the outdoors to enjoy the […]
31 October 2004
We two nights stay at the awesome Concorde El Salam resort, which meant a full day of just enjoying the sea, marine life, pools and good food. It became apparent that our resort (and Sharm) was popular with Russian sun-seekers, which explain the two large Russian jets at the airport. G-strings seem more common here […]
30 October 2004
Above: Scenery en route. Driving down to Sharm el Sheikh We returned to the hotel to collect our stuff and get ready for our drive south. While we were destined for Sharm el Sheikh, we found a taxi to Dahab where we would change to a bus for Sharm. As we approached Dahab, we asked […]
30 October 2004
Today, we have the morning to explore St Katherine’s before moving on to Sharm el Sheikh. After breakfast, around 0915 we took a taxi from our accommodation to the monastery slightly out of town. Lucky for us, with our elderly, that we were in a taxi as we could go all the way to […]
29 October 2004
Ferry from Aqaba to Nuweiba At around 0900, after breakfast, we made our way to the ferry terminal at Aqaba for the trip to Nuweiba. The taxi wasn’t allowed to go into the terminal area and it was a little bit of a hassle with luggage for the oldies. We let Pat and Fiona settle […]
28 October 2004
Above: Our camp at Jabal Rum in the morning. We had breakfast at our Jabal Rum camp around 0700. It was the usual Middle Eastern breakfast which I love, consisting of tomato, cucumber and cheeses. The hot pita bread was a bonus! After breakfast, we made our way to Aqaba, adopting two hitchhikers, one […]
27 October 2004
Setting off Today we head to Wadi Rum for a night in the desert, something Fiona particularly wanted to experience. We had absolutely no hurry today and took breakfast at a leisurely pace at 0900. Kim’s tummy played up this morning while mine yesterday afternoon. And Pat’s yesterday morning. On the other hand, Fiona had […]
26 October 2004
The Siq We woke at 0545 for breakfast at 0630, in preparation for our big day at Petra, the Rose Red City. We were at the visitor centre at 0730 to commence our walk through the Siq to Petra. Before we entered the Siq, Pat and Fiona said this wasn’t anything like what they had […]
25 October 2004
Above: Petra by Night. Lanterns in front of the Treasury (the pillars of which are seen in the background). Leaving Madaba We paid and checked-out from the Black Iris Hotel in Madaba. We had a nice chat to the owners. Their son studies in Switzerland (presumably in hotel management) and has an Indonesian Chinese girlfriend. […]