Been in Dahab last five days, very different to rest of Egypt. Very relaxed & touristy atmosphere. Arrived here about 4:30am Monday after our overnight bus ride. Been out for dinner every night at the beautiful open air beachside restaurants & enjoyed the days swimming, relaxing, shopping & snorkelling...aah paradise! Monday night we were on the bus again at 11:00pm for a 2-hour return journey to a place called St Katherine's in Siani where we would start ou...

Had a great time here in Egypt. Enjoyed the last 7 days of our tour sofar. Saw pyramids on second day - amazingly huge! just outside of Cairo. Went on a dinner cruise down the nile river, entertained by bellydancers. Very dirty in Cairo, reminds me of the streets in India, though not as smelly. Went to Egyptian museum & saw heaps of huge ancient egyptian statues & mummified animals as well as treasures the egyptians used to store in the pyramids in such good con...