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    • Day 2–8

      Arrival in Sharm

      February 17 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

      So, we left turkey after having our residency renewal denied for a visa run and quick holiday. Though we left within the 10 day limit provided to us we still had to pay a fine, which was a bit more than we were expecting at 10,616TL ($353). The plus side is we were concerned we would need to stay out of turkey for 90 days and when we asked we found out there was no ban and our 5 night stay would be more than enough for us to re-enter turkey on new visas. When we arrived in Egypt we had a pleasant surprise though. Because our stay was less than 14 days we didn't need to buy a visa. Joe's Arabic once again proved handy in negotiating with a taxi driver. We checked into our hotel with no issues and are getting ready for bed so we can enjoy the day tomorrow.Read more

    • Day 19

      Shisha anyone?

      September 20, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 30 °C

      Another 2 dives today and a relaxing swim/snorkel in the red sea this afternoon. Stoked I got to see a nice big beautiful turtle 🐢 today.

      After dinner, we went into a shop to buy a few souvenirs. Mohamed, the owner of the shop , invited us in to smoke his hookah and have a facial for free! And not just saying that and then charging us. Legitimately free! We hung out with him for a couple hours, smoking letting our masks dry and learning more about his religion and a few other conversations about his personal relationships 😂🙈😂.Read more

    • Day 21

      Famous Farsha Cafe

      September 22, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

      Made it to the Instagram famous Farsha Cafe. Super cool vibes. You just share your space with anyone that they can fit in your little space. Just wish we would have had a more talkative group to share the experience with. Either way I'm happy I got to go 😍.Read more

    • Day 4–5

      Bajo el Mar Rojo

      March 26 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      La visita prometía. Era la primera vez que íbamos a pisar el Sinaí. Esta región milenaria, hoy manchada por la sangre del pueblo palestino, continúa siendo pisoteada por el Estado sionista después de décadas, en nombre de un dios que la proclamó como la Tierra Prometida.

      No es el único conflicto, no obstante, que esta pequeña región ha presenciado. El mar que baña sus costas, el Rojo, ha resultado ser la única vía (concretamente, el Canal de Suez) por la que atravesar el mar Mediterráneo (y, en última instancia, el Atlántico) hacia el Mar Arábigo (y, por tanto, el Índico y toda Asia) sin necesidad de rodear el inmenso continente africano. Podemos imaginar, en un mundo en el que aún no existían los aviones o helicópteros, lo interesante que podría resultar para las distintas potencias el control de este paso, casa de piratas y filibusteros, y las luchas de poder que han podido presenciar sus costas y sus pobres habitantes.

      Hoy día, esta región, encontrándose geográficamente en Oriente Medio y, por tanto, Asia, pertenece políticamente a Egipto, y aquí es donde nos alojamos durante un par de días. Era doloroso e impactante ver una tierra rica en cultura e historia dominada no por piratas o marineros, sino por complejos turísticos, hoteles y restaurantes con precios occidentales. Lo local brillaba por su ausencia en este "pueblo" sin alma ni tradición.

      Esto no interfirió, sin embargo, en el plan que teníamos, pues si este destino es mundialmente conocido no es solo por la guerra y el dolor. También es uno de los lugares con una mayor biodiversidad marina del mundo. Por esta razón decidimos dedicarle un espacio de nuestro viaje a bucear por sus aguas. El segundo día en Sharm, temprano por la mañana, nuestros instructores de buceo, Rafek y Mohammed, nos recogieron en el hotel. En el camino al coral de El Fanar, donde hicimos las inmersiones, hicimos una pequeña parada para recoger a nuestra compañera de buceo, una chica rusa llamada Tatiana, que acababa de sacarse la certificación.

      Llegamos al arrecife minutos después. Tras pertrecharnos con todo el equipo, la primera inmersión, donde sólo fuimos Amelia y yo, fue guiada por Rafek. Este nos paseó a través del arrecife, cuya belleza era indiscutible, salpicada de corales y peces tropicales en abundancia.

      Después de esta inmersión, tuvimos un descanso largo en un chiringuito cercano. Aprovechamos para hacer otra de nuestras actividades favoritas: tumbarnos al sol. Mientras tomábamos algo y reflexionábamos sobre la diferencia de temperatura con España, Amelia, afectada por el efecto soporífero de la biodramina, se quedó profundamente dormida.

      Cuando llegó el momento de la segunda inmersión, Mohammed tuvo que convencer a Amelia para que se despertara y se uniera al grupo. Y menos mal que lo hizo. Esta inmersión, dirigida por Mohammed, fue increíble. A diferencia de la primera, fue menos circular y más improvisada, lo que nos permitió explorar partes del arrecife que no habíamos visto antes. Nos encontramos con un montón de peces en las aguas cristalinas, incluyendo un curioso pez Napoleón enorme, y una tortuga.

      Una vez concluida la inmersión, volvimos al hotel con la sensación de haber sido testigos de la verdadera magia de las aguas marinas.
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    • Day 18

      Dahab, I love you

      September 19, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 26 °C

      After 8 days in Dahab, we are finally leaving. We originally booked for 3 nights but just couldn't seem to leave. The atmosphere, the views, and the people. It's been an epic time. Thanks for all the love ❤️Read more

    • Day 5

      Day 4/5 Chill Chill Chill - Adventure

      December 28, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

      Chill Chill Chill - 3 days of laying in the sun ☀️ on the beach 🏝️ is enough for anyone.
      We finished day 3 with a lovely Chinese meal. The clue is in the name Platter. There was enough for four people and that was just the starter. Prawn 🍤 noodles 🍜 for the main and once again a beautiful evening meal.
      Day 5 - another lovely day on the beach 🏝️ and then this evening we went on a Egyptian Bedwyn safari.
      Picked up from the hotel late afternoon and the a 30min mini bus ride out to the desert 🌵. Then the shock of my life. We were offered a trip on a camel 🐪 or a quad bike 🏍️. Back in the day there would of been hundreds of camels 🐪 instead there were at least a thousand quad bikes 🏍️ all with inexperienced drivers.
      Our guide put a head scarf on us each and the "3 Musketeers Taliban" look alike a mounted our quad bikes 🏍️ and the guide Mhammond said push this button to go and this button to stop 🛑 (did you hear that Sharon...🤣)
      Of we set into the mountains. Along with a thousand other riders with a huge dust ploom shooting into the nights sky and the mountains echoing back the thunderous noise.
      We had a cameraman flanking us on the left taking videos and photos of the memorable event, at a cost of course.
      The guide started to slow down and then the cameraman stopped to take our photo has we filed in behind him. Although Sharon had other ideas....!
      It all happened in slow motion, she shot to the left and headed straight to the cameraman. His mouth dropped open his eyes widened knowing his fait Sharon and her quad bike took him out....😂
      His number plate flew off and he picked himself up shouting "push the stop button". "I did said" Sharon. "Yes but you also have your thumb on the go button".....🤣🤣🤣
      We carried on, nobody hurt just the cameraman's pride. Then we stopped at the foot of the mountains. Everyone off the Guide shouted. He then lined us up and got us to shout our names before we waited 4 seconds and the echo came back at us.
      Back on the quad bikes and of to the main event with Sharon at the front leading the way. Not a bad event but recon the animal right in the UK would of had a field day with the monkeys 🙊 snakes 🐍 and Crocodiles 🐊 in the shown. We return back to the hotel dusty shattered and hungry but intact. 👍🏽😊
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    • Day 3

      Day 3 Chill Chill - Daiquiri

      December 26, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Sleeping with Sharon, if you know what I mean, means you get "no" sleep. Like "No" sleep 😴 🐽.........
      Try to get to sleep was the first challenge with Sharon doing her Bruce-Lee impression against a mosquito 🦟. It must of work because it spent the night nibbling on Amy’s leg 🦵🏾. Yep, just the one...😂
      Up, a lite breakfast and then down to a new spot on the beach 🏝️
      Bikini 👙 out and the sun 🌞 shining, the sea 🌊 lapping, a quick snorkel 🤿 with the fish 🐠 what more could you want. (A hard boiled stolen egg 🥚 and a Daiquiri. 🤷
      Of to the bar we trot and the girls introduced me to a little cocktail 🍸. It taste more like a pineapple 🍍 drink 🍹 then an alcoholic drink. Dangerous.......
      4 Daiquiris 🍸 later and is wasn't a trot back to the sun-beds more like a flip-flop 🩴 or flop back.
      Spontaneity - why come to Egypt without seeing the local town. With a taxi 🚕 ordered we pile in and take the twenty minute drive to the town. Last time I came her was 25 years ago diving........
      Boy it's changed.!
      A dust road and a couple of hotels. Now, it's like Blackpool on steroids. We found a traditional Fish 🐟 restaurant, right in the middle of a fish market. The smell was enough to put you of, well Amy has she was gagging 🤢...... lol.
      Sitting down and looked at the menu, I made a promise to myself 6 months ago, always to try something different or ask the waiter what they would recommend.
      Napper grilled, fried prawns 🍤, fried calamari, prawn 🍤 pineapple 🍍 rice 🍚 a huge section of dips and sauces puffed up pitta bread, sooooooo nice.
      A little bit of that and a little bit of this the perfect meal with a complementary mint tea 🍵 at the end. Perfect...!
      Back to the Sky bar at the hotel for a final Daiquiri 🍸 or two.
      Sharon says that's 5 today.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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    • Day 2

      Mosques in Sharm el sheikh

      March 5 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

      This morning when i stepped out of my hotel I realized that I’ve forgotten how real sunshine felt like on my skin. Having grown up in Tropics or a city with ample sun all year round, i never understood Europeans obsession with sunlight but now that i live in London i certainly understand. First day in Egypt was letting me relive all those sunny memories. Today was like playing mosque bingo, i can say ive visited all the mosques in Sharm today. Also i really wanted to try wearing a Hijab which i did today so i was really happyRead more

    • Day 18

      Sea dazed

      September 19, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 31 °C

      Gasping at all the colors of the water today 😍😍😍 . Logged another 3 dives today, including a ship wreck from WWII. It's incredible to see all the history. Resting our head in Sharm El sheikh tonight. And off diving again tomorrow 🐡🐠🐟🦈 .Read more

    • Day 7

      Sham el sheikh!

      October 10, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 29 °C

      Große Klasse! Wir haben einen Ausflug mit dem Glasbodenboot gemacht! Einsame Spitze! Dem roten Meer auf den Meeresgrund zu schauen !
      Koralle und sooo viele bunte Fische! Die Farbe des Wassers..... so was habe ich noch nicht gesehen! ....
      Genau so besonders war es auf das Boot zu kommen! Über eine wackelige Pontonbrücke, ging es auf das, ein wenig in die Jahre gekommenen, Boot ! Unsere ägyptische Reiseführer namens Amru erklärt sehr anschaulich die Unterwasserwelt aber auch viel über Land und Leute, Wirtschaft, soziales, kulturelles und familiäres in Ägypten!
      Dann ging's an den Strand!. .. unser Reiseleiter handelte den Eintritt an den Strand mit 3 Flaschen Wasser ein !...... Ja so einfach ist das ! Zum zweiten mal habe ich die Schnorchelnmaske ausprobiert.....genial! Diesmal habe ich eine kleine Korallenbank und auch einige Fische gesehen! Einer hatte einen Kopfschmuck wie ein Indianer ! Wunderschön!
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Sharm el-Sheikh, Sharm el Sheikh, شرم الشيخ, Sharm el-Sheij, شرم‌الشیخ, Charm el-Cheikh, שארם א-שייח', SSH, シャルム・エル・シェイク, 샤름엘셰이크, Шарм-эль-Шейх, 沙姆沙伊赫

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