I stopped in town for some food today. Renting this house has been just what I needed, I am getting very grounded and getting ready to head out which be on Monday. I will be back tracking to Alex for a couple of nights and then to Cairo for about seven or eight days. I Read more
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Thanks for all the comments by the way, I am glad many people are enjoying reading this blog.The guy from the hotel is driving me out to this hot spring where the overnight camp is. He will drop me off at 11am and pick me up at 4pm. It will be some nice quite time Read more
This is a picture of what the Fortress of the Shali looked like.Here is the ruins of the Shali, heavy rains damaged it in 1923. It really never rains here, although, when it does; the rain can cause major damage to the mud brick buildings. Siwa would not be the same without the mud houses.So Read more
Great news, I was just offered to rent a house for a week. It is out at Dakrur Mountain. Small little village with a couple of resort hotels in the area. The person brought me out on a motorbike to look at it. Three bedrooms, nice bathroom, full kitchen, roof top lounging area, inside sitting Read more
What an amazing place. Total sand which starts at the edge of town. With the 4×4 we went sand dune driving and out this natural hot spring which sprouts out of the desert in the middle of nowhere. Wonderful, relaxing warm water. Of course everyone isn’t nude, although I did not forget my shorts. The Read more
The time in Siwa is going very well. I am recovering from the shock of Cairo. All the mosquito bits are healing, my digestion is getting better and I am finding some good chill, quite time. Tonight I am going on an overnight safari into the great sand sea desert, only 160LE and that is Read more
Well I am out in Siwa, I decided to miss Marsa Matruh, long story. The people out here in Swia are wonderful, very friendly, and welcoming. I am planing on staying for awhile. The hotel I am at, which is located right in the market square, is only 30LE a night with my own bathroom Read more
A few pictures from the Roman Theater.The Roman theater.The dark stone in the back is the Roman baths.Today I went to two tourist sites. The Catacombs which they did not let any Cameras in the underground tomb, and the Roman theater. Both sites were interesting. The Catacombs in Alex were amazing. The way they found Read more
These first three pictures are of the Citadel and distant shot of the Pyramids.These next three pictures are of Alex.Today was interesting, I hooked up with a few tourists for some touring. One guy was from New York visiting Egypt for a week and a couple from France and one couple from Belgium. I must Read more