Your comprehensive guide to Eilat, Israel
I arrived in Eilat from Aqaba, Jordan, and came here for New Year's, mainly to relax, enjoy the warm sea, and do nothing. My hostel, the HI Hostel Eilat, was a great base for doing nothing: I was sleeping in a
Travel & food stories: The Falafel Man
This is the story of the Falafel Man, a humble man selling the most delicious falafel I've ever tasted in a side street in Luxor. We arrived in Luxor on a cruise boat from Aswan. Our host there not only had
Mixed Egypt pics
2012-07-12 to 08-04 - Random Egypt, a set on Flickr. Egypt is a million different things: the temples of course, the desert and the Red Sea. But there is also the man making falafel by the side of the road and
Alexandria pics
2012-07-31 to 08-02 - Alexandria, Egypt, a set on Flickr. Al Iskandariyah is the local name for this Mediterranean town. It was founded by Alexander the Great. And like before in Cairo - maybe even more so - the past grandeur
Club Med
August 02, 2012. Arriving in Alexandria I have returned to the Mediterranean almost 300 days after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. Three days of running around and trying to find passage into Europe have eaten up all but a faint memory of
Roman Catacombs in Alexandria (pics)
2012-08-02 - Roman Catacombs, Alexandria, Egypt, a set on Flickr. Even though the areal the these Roman catacombs is on looks once more more like a storage than a monument, the catacombs themselves, dating back to before the rule of Emperor
Qaitbay Citadel pics
2012-08-01 - Qaitbay Citadel, Alexandria, Egypt, a set on Flickr. It was a beautiful day at the Mediterranean when I went to see the old fort in Alexandria.
Dahab pics
2012-07-27 to 29 - Dahab, Egypt, a set on Flickr. In a way Dahab is any travelers' nightmare: expensive restaurants (set up for tourists only), souvenir shops and touts at every corner. But there is no denying the beauty of the
Saint Catherine’s Monastery pics
2012-07-28 - Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt, a set on Flickr. Saint Catherine's is known for two things: It is the oldest operating (Christian) monastery in the world. And it houses the burning bush through which God told Moses to get
Mount Sinai sunrise climb pics
2012-07-28 - Mount Sinai sunrise climb, Egypt, a set on Flickr. We climbed Mount Sinai in the middle of the night to be on top in time for sunrise. Despite the hundreds of (mainly Russian) tourists in their flip-flops and hot-pants