Posts Tagged "Sharm el-Sheikh"

Sharm el-Sheikh

Posted March 19, 2011 8:53 under 2011 travels, Blog, Photos | TAGS : ,
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Sharm el-Sheikh

I spent most of yesterday diving, but unfortunately those photos will have to wait, since I was shooting on a film camera (trust me, you aren’t missing much; most of my energy was focused on remembering how to dive, not on focusing the camera).…


Egypt Overland

Posted March 17, 2011 15:32 under 2011 travels, Blog, Trains and buses | TAGS : , ,
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“Want some Valium for the bus ride?” Although I politely declined, probably I should have realized then just how bad the fifteen hour trip from Luxor to Sharm el-Sheikh would be. But I didn’t.

When I was in India last year I made the mistake of trying to ride “ordinary” buses in an attempt to see India as a local would. This time, remembering the horrors of the Indian bus experience, I had booked a first class bus ticket, and so full of confidence in the “deluxe” ticket I had secured, I turned down the Valium and headed for the bus.…