Day 71 Cairo - Very hot and dusty!! OK this wasn't pleasant at all to begin with, we were up at 03.35am, what more can I say! After a long tender trip to Suez (I think) we boarded coaches in convoy and were escorted by armed police to Cairo, which took about two hours. We had breakfast in Le Meridien hotel then visited the Pyramids of Giza. These three Pyramids are about 5000 years old and are one of the remaining Seven Wonders of the World. What amazed me was j...

Day 70 Sharm El Sheikh GMT 2 We've retarded the clocks two and half hours since Mumbai (get me and my nautic expressions!) Not much to say about this resort, can't say I cared much for it. If you like scuba diving then it's probably worth considering but I think the Caribbean would be a better option. From Sharm, you can go to Sinai and see the burning bush where Moses was visited by God (allegedly!) or visit St Catherine's Monastry which is the oldest monastry...