The colours of the Sinai are harsh. They are stony, immobile, and seemingly too arid to support any life. All around you are only granite rock faces in tawny hu...
Would you believe me if I told you that it snows in Egypt in winter? Most probably not. The truth, however, is that it does snow in winter in St. Katherine and ...
I have not met anyone who did not like Dahab. Literally meaning “gold” in Arabic, Dahab can be best described as the "Goa of Egypt". Though I usually hate descr...
What can I say about Dahab without making it seem understated? That its golden mountains at sunset have an ethereal glow, and the Red Sea is the colour of pures...
The White Desert is justifiably one of the most well-known desert destinations in Egypt. The unearthly beauty of the wind-carved rock formations is unparalleled...
Upon moving onward from Bahariya Oasis, you can see a noticeable change in the colour of the surrounding desert. This change starts approximately 50km south of ...
Unlike its neighbour the surreal White Desert, the Black Desert is more sedate. Stark in golden yellow sand topped with volcanic glistening black pebbles, the B...
When I first met Tarek, I was so hopelessly uncomfortable in the water, that he actually thought I had never learned to swim. In fact, our first date was in a s...
Recently I went to Marsa Alam. The trip was a long pending belated birthday gift from Tarek and I decided to learn diving there. The decision was not an easy on...
Siwa travel is no longer a rare dream and nowadays it is quite easy to visit this once-forgotten forgotten place. The lucrative business of salt mining and drip...
