Sinai
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Taking a long distance bus from Cairo to the Sinai. In the previous year, Sharm El Sheikh, my original destination, had been bombed. and I decided to stay away from it. The bus went through there, but just loaded and unloaded passengers. I opted for Dhahab, a small and relatively new tourist spot, which also features a blue hole, as do other dive locations. Depicted here is a reststop for driver and passengers. |
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My first, ever, glimpse of the Red Sea along the Suez Canal |
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This places me just about at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula |
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Dhahab, a very laid back scuba dive location. |
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Some restaurants, a few hostels, drive shops, small stores and a little supermarket was pretty much it. Less than a week after I left, the supermarket, where I shopped nearly every day, was blown up by Islamic terrorists. Over 20 people died and more than that were injured. I heard the news within a couple of days after arriving in Jordan. |
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A little paradise at the edge of a harsh desert. In the distance, across the Gulf of Aqabah, Saudi Arabia, Aqabah, Jordan, would be toward the very left side of the picture. |
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