Holiday in Dahab

Ok, i know this post should've come here a month ago, but i completely forgot i didnt post anything about my holiday in Dahab.

We had a one week holiday at the beggining of October, for the Eid. The Eid is a big thing here; it marks the end of Ramadan, when all the fasting is "khalas"; it is a bit like our Christmas day. So, me and Nichole plus some other work mates embarked on the first bus to Dahab. Dahab is a nice little town by the Red Sea - actually more the Gulf of Aqaba... It is close to Sharm el Sheikh, but more relaxed, cheaper, nicer in a very bedouin style.
We stayed at Dyarna Hotel - realy pleasant - not too pricey, with a nice swimming pool and breakfast included.

We went snorkelling by the Lighthouse and it was amazing!!! It was my first time snorkelling but i enjoyed it a lot!! We tried to snorkle further up but it was so windy and i got so many bruises from the reef!! Nichole got excited because she saw a lion fish and got near, without knowing they are poisonous and you can die if you touch them!

Second day in Dahab i tried scubadiving; it was an intro dive and i promised myself that was my first and last experience of that kind.

The water presure was too strong for my ears, plus i didnt see any fish!! Snorkelling was so much better! I went 8 or 10 m under water, which is quite of a thing for me! Well now i can say i've done it!

We couldn't have missed Sinai, so we took a night bus to St Catherine's. It took us 2 hours to get there. We started hiking at 2 am and got to the very top around 5 right in time for the sunrise. Numerous groups of Russians were up for the same thing as us, so it made it even harder to get a good spot at the top, in order to see the sunrise. It was packed!!!!!! We managed to find a spot, which was a bit dangerous, but we were able to enjoy our experience - sunrise from the top of Sinai mountain.

The whole hike was an adventure, with a crazy bedouin who made fun of all the Russians, and staring at the girls' bottoms, saying "babushka".

I forgot to say that the best place to eat in Dahab is the Funny Mummy - the atmosphere is amazing and the guys that work there are really great!!! the owner remembered Nichole, who's been there right when she arrived to Egypt. They have good sheesha there and the best chocolate milkshake in the world!!!!!!

Dahab seems to be out of Egypt, as there are many foreigners there and the rules that apply when living in Cairo, dont apply here ... you can wear any type of swimming suit you want, you can hold hands wt your bf/husband/fiancee ..whatever...

It is a cool place to go to! you can see Saudi Arabia from there!