A view from the tower of the Lutheran church to Temple mount and Mount of olives. I was in Jerusalem from Monday to Friday and visited many sacred places in Old town and its surroundings....
It took about an hour by bus from Nuweiba to Taba, then 10-15 minutes to walk to the border. Israeli border formalities were more thorough than anywhere else, with an interview about travel plans, especially...
I checked the bus timetable Dahab-Nuweiba in Lonely Planet Middle East, but in the bus station I got to know there was no 4 pm bus, the next bus is leaving at 6:30 pm. I...
Dahab is located on the Red Sead about 70 km to the north from Sharm el Sheikh. I had to wait for hours at the bus station, but time went fast while reading a book....
For the first time I booked a hotel in Egypt, because Sharm el Sheikh is a package trip destination, in which there is a shortage of budget accomodation. Above one of the two pools of...
I saw this ad of the Canadian Hostel Cairo in Talaat Harb street 5 and wanted to use the “book 2 nights and get 3rd free”. The normal price is 100 pounds/night (13 euros), so...
I made a 2,5 minutes video about my Felucca sailing on the Nile in Cairo. Felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used at eastern Mediterranean Sea and particularly along the Nile. I rented Felucca...
After returning from the balloon flight I ate breakfast and slept a few hours. In afternoon I made a trip to the Valley of the Kings. I went there on foot, by ferry and by...
I made a day trip to Ein Gedi, Dead Sea, from Jerusalem. It was the independence day of Isreael, so I checked in advance in internet (egged.co.il), that buses are operating.
Sunset viewed from Hotel Oasis rooftop restaurant A taxi from the Luxor airport to Hotel Oasis cost 50 EGP and the room cost 50 EGP/night (6,5 e), with bathroom, fan, wi-fi and breakfast.