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It was incredible to watch this group perform traditional Sufi dancing. The centre character just get spinning faster and faster, raising his skirts higher and higher in the air and twirling them above his head while the band beat their drums louder and...
Nuweiba is a largely industrial port on the Red Sea coast with little of obvious interest so I was glad when we departed the industrial centre and made for a more secluded camp on the beach. Our beach camp was simple and tranquil with little wooden huts...
I had a free day in Cairo which I spent doing nothing but eating fallafel. I like days like that. The drive to Sinai was long with a number of what seemed like pointless checkpoints on the roads. Sinai is a desert with numerous mountains, the most famous...
I left Aswan in the morning on a felucca (small sail boat) up the Nile. The boat was surprisingly comfortable with plenty of room for everyone. The journey was relaxing and uneventful and we all had plenty of time to catch up on some rest. We moored the...
The overnight train to Aswan was surprisingly good. Perhaps helped by an entertaining conductor and alcohol. The first thing I noticed on arriving in Aswan was the heat. It's hot. Thankfully not humid though. After a free morning we boarded a small...
It took a long time to get to Cairo. Far too long. After a shuttle that didn't arrive, an expensive taxi ride, a long flight to Amsterdam, seven dozy hours in the airport and 5 more hours on a plane I finally arrived in Cairo. The Egypt Air flight...
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