Scuba Diving in Dahab

Before we would take off touring the world, Gilles had to get his diving license and Heidi had to refresh her knowledge. The most pleasant and quickest way to do this is surely the Red Sea, because it is rather close, not that expensive and offers great diving spots. We decided against the ever growing resort town of Sharm el Cheikh and chose Dahab, one hour to the north. When arriving and leaving from Sharm el Cheikh we discovered that ten out of 12 check-in counters were for Russian tourists, the immigration officials greeted us...[more]

Category: Egypt

21.12.2009

Diving, nothing but diving in Marsa Alam

After seven months of excruciating job hunting, I finally had a new contract in my pocket with Konica Minolta. With one month free before I would start working again, I decided to grab the moment and treat myself to some serious scuba-diving in southern Egypt. Since it was still off season, prices were incredibly low, so I ended up in one of those mega tourist ghettos in the middle of the desert. Marsa Alam? It basically does not exist… Just an ultra modern airport, surrounded by resorts in the middle of the desert, about 200...[more]

Category: Egypt

23.12.2010

Trading a day in Addis Abeba for the Pyramids

Instead of relaxing at least one day in Addis Abeba before heading towards the Omo Valley, we were determined to make the most of our day in Cairo. Even though this stop-over came as a total surprise, we did not have to think twice about what to do there. More challenging was to get a feeling for prices so quickly. We were constantly approached by cab drivers who offered to take us to the Great Pyramids, the Bazaar and the Archaeological Museum. Soon we figured that about 25 Euros was the going rate for newly arrived tourists to be...[more]

Category: Egypt