Dahab

Just when I thought my two week holiday in Egypt couldn't get any better, we found ourselves in Dahab- a small town situated on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. You cannot imagine how excited I was to see a beach and feel the breeze of the ocean. After being in London's harsh winter and experiencing wind burns for almost four months I had almost forgotten what it was like to feel the sun again. Yay, I was finally getting a tan!


I think for the tour group to end our Egyptian Adventure in Dahab was most welcoming as we had been touring Egypt quite extensively. By day ten we had seen endless temples, pyramids and heard lots of stories of Egyptian Gods. Now it was time to relax, sit by the pool and knock back a few bevvies.

Our hotel in Dahab

One of my many breakfast places

Furthermore, Dahab is a great place for those who are more adventurous. Even I took a leap of faith and enrolled myself in a diving course. Diving in the Red Sea was going to be awesome! Sadly for me it wasn't meant to be. I withdrawel myself from the course on day one as I could just not find the courage to pull the regulator out of my mouth while under water. To be honest, I was shitting myself. The next best thing for me was snorkelling in the Blue Hole. Now that was a more pleasant experience.

Leaving for the Blue Hole

Camel coming through!

From Dahab I also took an escorted day trip to the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. You know, the temple out of Indiana Jones? It was a long trip out and back, but it was definately worth it!

Here are some memorable moments in Dahab:
* Walking along the streets with my friend Emma to go souvenir shopping. Out came this big black dog that wanted to play with Emma. It kept jumping all over her. Poor Emma was screaming and all I could do was laugh.
* Our many meals of fresh seafood. I remember having this seafood platter for £20. I thought it was a bargain!
* Having breakfast by the beach every day. How good it is to be a part of nature.
*Visiting a herbal centre in Dahab with a friend. My intention was to only stop there for a few cooking spices, but we ended up drinking strange tea and herbs. What can I say, I was adventurous!

Towards the end of our tour came the devasting news of the active volcano in Iceland. So as happy as I was to be on holiday, I was just as equally stressed as my first thoughts was how do I get back to London? I had work waiting for me and I needed the pounds for me next trip, wherever it was going to be. Luckily for me my then housemate Aaron was there, so between us it took us two days to get back to London. In brief, we left Cairo and flew to Turkey. From Turkey we had to pay for a visa to get through customs, change our tickets, re-enter customs and fly to Rome. I mean I had always wanted to see Rome but not in these conditions! As we couldn't get tickets out of Rome that night we had no option but to sleep in the train station with others. A funny moment came out of it when I woke up at around 1am and Aaron was telling me he had such a good night's sleep. We both burst out laughing when I told him what time it was. From Rome we caught a train through Milan and Paris. Then it was a ferry from Calais to Dover. At the time I was tired and not a happy camper! I can at least laugh about it now and know I have one hell of a story to tell my friends back home.

What has gone wrong on your trip, but now makes you laugh?