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But the Spanish girl, wait also the Portuguese woman, no wait, also the Austrian girls  8) :biggrin:

If the image in your head is of a religious conservative, bombed to hell, backwards Arab, Christian struggling dump with rubbish buildings and poverty Israel. You would be very wrong. The road to Jerusalem is a short distance highway from Ein Gedi. It’s a busy city, clean and organised with...

The Dead Sea is 400 meters below sea level and made for a great view as we descend the mountain road. At first there were a constant white haze hanging over the place, but at some point it cleared and we were rewarded with a view of Jordan on the other side of the Dead Sea. Our camp for the...

The border post from Egypt to Israel is no more than 30 meters, but the difference is enormous. One moment you are in Africa and 30 meters later you walk into Europe. Well not really, but that is how big the differences are between these countries. The Israelis are seriously “paraat”* unlike...

BrianW, and you know we really do not want to say a place is on the ****** side. When we enter a country we are completely open to whatever we encounter, no bias, no preconceived ideas even if other travellers talk negative about a place we will give the benefit of the doubt to the country and...

We decided the next day, come hell or highwater we will go and see the pyramids and museum and then the next day ride over the Suez Canal, or under it, as there’s no bridges over the Suez. Then head for Nuweiba at the Red sea and take the ferry to Jordan. If nothing else goes wrong we would be...

Agree with you. Some of the more middle class and more educated are on a better and normal level of life. We met some really cool Egyptians and Nubian people though. Maybe it is the same as dealing with our own governmental officials. In general and in the tourist places getting ****** over is...

:lol8: :spitcoffee: :imaposer: Net harder!

Heimer, from every country we have ever travelled the utter stupidity, incompetence, Baksheesh and bureaucracy, Egypt win by miles. They have ******* forms for other forms to fill in for other forms and all in Arabic and stamps for every form and everybody except the floor sweeper must sign it...

With a 200% deposit on a Carnet de passage just for Egypt we knew the slow wheels of bureaucracy in Egypt will test our patience. The day we landed in South Africa while Elsebie went to book into hospital for her knee, I went to the Egyptian embassy in Pretoria. I wanted to inquire about the...

Ye man, the worse is the damn Egyptians. Not nice people :D

After our accident in Sudan, Elsebie nursed her knee for 4 weeks and it looked like it was healing albeit slowly. The injury from our view point did not look to be too serious. A few days before, an Egyptian pseudo-ointment quack tried to swindle us into buying his toxic potion made of white pig...

Luxor is home to the Valley of Kings, the temple of Karnuk and the temple of Luxor. For overlanders there is one place to stay in Luxor and it is Rezeiky camp. It is run and owned by a very friendly and helpful Coptic Christian, Mr Rezeiky. We made it our base for a few days while we visited...

Thanks Carrots :)

After our stint in Ethiopia having to beg, kick and kill for petrol, we thought petrol would be an easier commodity to come by in Egypt. Well as it turns out, the Arab spring protest had a huge influence on the supply countrywide. Petrol in Egypt normally cost around R3-00 (.30usd) per liter...

Jy weet nooit, mag dalk net gebeur  :thumleft: :biggrin:

Thanks J-Dog.  :thumleft:

Aswan is a serene place where the Nile is more majestic than anywhere else, flowing through granite rocks, and round emerald islands covered in palm groves and tropical plants. It’s a typical tourist town where rip-off prices and nagging vendors force themselves onto anybody looking like a...

Thank's Cloudgazer  :thumleft: Sorry ButchH  :biggrin:

Post is a bit buggered the pictures do not follow the story as we could not take pictures on the ferry. Penning our experience with Egypt took me some time. It's got more to do with the aberrant manner of Egypt. Take caution not to become cynical about Egyptians and try and see the real Egypt...