Today I just spent hanging around my beautiful hotel again. I've made some new friends by the name of Dave and Tommy and I've been having fun hanging out with them. I'm going up Mt Sinai tonight and I went and had my dinner and then Sam, who owns the Bedoiun tent at the hotel got me to come down and smoke some Sheesha with him. I sat in there smoking with him and drinking tea for about 3 hours. Afterwards, I felt a little bit drunk and I hadn't touched one bit of...

Today I was supposed to go scuba diving, but as I didn't get back till 2am I thought screw it I'm staying here and relaxing. I got up late after a phone call from Mum and Dad and went and had a nice breakfast. I then went and got changed and lay by the pool for a few hours drinking cokes and Long Island Ice Teas, which cost about $6.00. I sat at the bar drinking with a nice English guy called Tommy, he is on holiday and he was telling me about his daughter who is...

Cairo - Wrap Up (Nothing works, but it does) ·I've been in Cairo for a week now and what a week it's been, I through I would give a general run down on it. ·There are no road rules here, at traffic lights and level crossings but no one pays the slightest bit of attention. You take your life in your hands crossing the road, which is only made more difficult by someone who hassles you while you are trying to do this. Egyptians are constantly on the horn all ...

I was supposed to go on a tour to St Antony's Monastery up near the Suez Canal today, but the tour company got everything wrong and didn't turn up! b***** them, I'm still going to have a good day. Famous last words. I decided to go for a walk through Cairo in an attempt to find the Khan el Khalili bazaar. My first attempt at leaving the hotel was awful, I went in the total wrong direction and ended up in hassle city. The hassling isn't too bad, I guess you just ...

Today also, I decided to visit Islamic Cairo, most specifically the Citadel. I arrived there and I paid my 40 EGP to get in. I looked all around and went into the alabaster mosque of Mohammed Ali, this time the ladies at the door, didn't robe me up, which is testament to the way I've been dressing here. Must have looked respectful enough. I took off my shoes and went in, I was as impressed as last time and got some really good pictures. The dome is extra impressi...