It all started by crazy Angela convincing me to go on this trip with her and her flat mates and some other guys which we both didn’t know very well.
So we then decided that we would go to Sharm, Nuweiba and Sait Catherine’s (in Sinai).
We started looking for accommodation and here and there and because it was such a busy period we ended up booking accommodation in sharm the day before for cheap price in a hostel (Youth Hostel) which was simple but it was cool for what we wanted, in nuweiba we didn’t book anything and we just left it to faith.
We left Cairo on Wednesday night at 0100am by bus all the way to Sharm. If you ever travel by bus use SUPERJET much better and more comfortable than EAST DELTA but then I was very excited about the trip and the guys were ready to sleep, Angela still spoke a bit with me and I introduced myself to the other guys and then was listening to some music.
We finally stopped at 5am half way into Sharm where my ass was screaming and my back damaged, we got off and desperately run for the loo which was not available on the bus (not that I saw)……………
After a few shakes and jumps I was ready to get moving and took some amazing pictures from the sunrise in the mountains, as the sky was not cloudy I solarised them and it looks fantastic. After a few chats with the boys (of course Angela had to get her beauty sleep as well as the rest of the girls) we finally reached Sharm at 0800am and it was blazing hot (imagine by lunch hr) so we caught a cab and made our way to the hostel where we waiting for many hrs till rooms were ready, once we got into the rooms (boys in one side and girls in the opposite side of the building).
I unpacked and rested for like 1 hr, we went out and hit the town, walked around looking for a place to eat and then we sat by the beach and swam (or the other way around) lets just say I wasn’t fully sober by then.
As we sat on the beach (which you have to pay to sit on as public beaches are rare) we were asked to leave or pay so we just got up and started walking by the shore and we walked and then decided that it was time to fill our tummies so we headed to a fish restaurant (also published on Lonely Planet, Thank you Sarah for the excellent choice) and then head back home, we drank a few beers and a few smokes later we decided to call it a night as we had to get up at 03am to watch the sunrise from the mountains. No sleep for the 2nd night..
Ok so we got to the place where we were supposed to meet a guide who would take us on those beach buggies through the desert as to watch sunrise but unfortunately a bloody English couple who was coming with us was late and we waited for them so long by the time we left the sun was up already!!!!!!
Oh well we still drove through the sandy desert and stopped by a Bedouin camp where we had tea and I decided to escalate a mount with Mustafa and Crunchy (Ahmed) while Angela was so entertained taking pictures of us LOL.
Then I had a great experience of adrenaline which was driving back to the start point, I wish I had the freedom to have speeded through the sandy desert and on the main road where the grip to the tiers was so light and I felt like I was flying while Crunchy sitting in the back kept telling me to slow down before I could hit the buggies in the front.
We headed back to the hostel where we went for a horrible breakfast at the canteen of the hostel, and then went for a nap (which us boys didn’t really get).
After a couple of hrs we went to the beach where we decided to go snorkeling.
Really it was amazing looking at all those corals and fish swimming next to you but I have a problem I cant stand the mask as it blocks my nose and I cant breath through my mouth and when I saw all those jelly fish swimming around me I had a panic attack and left the water while the guys enjoyed looking at all the different sites and corals.
After 2 hrs snorkeling we were hungry so we went to eat, when Sarah decided to go after a restaurant that was on the Lonely Planet guide (pls guys make sure it’s a walking distance cause we walked like 3 hrs..!!!!) No harm Sarah hehehehehe
Then we had planned that we would treat ourselves to a nightclub so we went to get tickets for Pasha which is a must be place in Sharm.
Back at the hostel we got chilled and few drinks and smokes, we headed off to meet the girls who by that time had gone through the biggest adventure ever which was escaping from the Hostel as they had a curfew and they had to jump 1 big wooden gate. As per laughs later Angela confessed she had her heel stuck on the gate as a piece pf wood had broken and Sarah had to help her to be released from that stuck on me moment …………… lol I wish I had been a fly.
The night a Pasha was cool until everyone went in their own way and I found myself standing in the middle of the extremely large dance floor in open air with different stages and swimming pool, nice comfy sofas and good looking waiters all around hehehehehehehe
By 4am the whole night was over and we were pretty stoned, drunk, tired from the intense days without sleep, so we got back to hotel again and one again Charlie’s Angel’s (Sarah, Angela and Esin( previously wrotten Yesin by mistake) had to jump the gates as to not break the curfew and pretend they had spent the night there.
At 0830am the 3 girls and me decided to leave hostel and head for bus station as we had plans to go to Nuweiba.
We all slept and rested for the 3 hrs it took to reach Nuweiba.
Can you imagine yourself in the middle of no where not many houses and the bus has dropped you there and you are with your 3 friends, you are the only guy who has to defend the girls and you feel like you want to scream? YES that’s what happened to me!
There we were being harassed by a taxi driver who wanted to rip us off for a small cab ride which 30mins later after lowering to a staggering price we took the cab and it was time for another Lonely Planet restaurant which was clean, food was amazing and people were so friendly.
After the meal Esin and Sarah wanted to go to cash point so Angela and me said behind and had coffee and I decided to check the radio were we found Brazilian music. We were so happy and marveled that in the middle of Sinai we could actually hear Brazilian music, words that we could understand and relate to, bring us memories of our countries and our friends…………….. aiiiiiiiiiiiii aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
The 2 girls were back and with transportation too. A pickup truck, which was going in the Camp’s direction. After a zillion stops we arrived to Ayash Camp (also know as Mubarak Camp). At first the simplicity shocked me a bit but this was the main reason I had traveled all those kilometers for. Sarah also panicked and we kind of settled in to our huts by the water.
Angela couldn’t believe she was seeing so many hippies, which made her even more excited.
The girls cabin was amazingly place higher in the small hill where you could just sit and totally space out with so much peace and quiet.
Then we found out that some other guys from work were also close by just like 10mins walk to the next camp Emile, Sherif and the other 2 guys I have forgotten their name ..... !!!!
You know names and me!!!!
After chatting for a while and having some drinks the hunger hit us and we all went to eat in the restaurant of Castle Beach camp where the guys were staying and we had an amazing meal, then we just sat around chilling, talking, drinking, smoking, telling stories.
After a while we decided it was time to crown the bottle of whiskey Angela had brought so we got a bottle of Coke and the guys had ice so we headed in the dark to the girls cabin where we drank, laughed and smoked till early hrs in the morning. We tried to wait for the sunrise but the alcohol, the tiredness got to us so we all headed to our own huts.
Early morning came and I woke up with flies pissing me off with the buzzing in my ears……….. I could have just killed them all. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Then we went for breakfast and Atef and his friend arrived to the camp with their friend Valerie. The guys decided to share a cabin with me, which was cool, shame we didn’t spend much time together. Then we found out that Mustafa and Hossam (also Equant colleagues) had arrived to the camp and we went to meet them.
We spent all the day together, went to buy beers, had lovely food and once again not much sleep and lots of bad things for the body, but we rested loads.
Spiritually for me it was amazing going to Nuweiba, the return journey to Cairo was amazing as we passed some beautiful spots before reaching Taba where there had been so mixed up with the overselling of tickets. After a few arguments and me loosing my temper with the non Egyptian organizational skills we headed off back to Cairo where I found my friend Peter waiting for me at the bus station. After this he took me home and I tried to get back to my normal routine.
Here you are guys, after 3 weeks of being back I finally finished the tell.
For sure I will go back, it’s a romantic and calm place to be.
Love to all of you and Peace to the World.
So we then decided that we would go to Sharm, Nuweiba and Sait Catherine’s (in Sinai).
We started looking for accommodation and here and there and because it was such a busy period we ended up booking accommodation in sharm the day before for cheap price in a hostel (Youth Hostel) which was simple but it was cool for what we wanted, in nuweiba we didn’t book anything and we just left it to faith.
We left Cairo on Wednesday night at 0100am by bus all the way to Sharm. If you ever travel by bus use SUPERJET much better and more comfortable than EAST DELTA but then I was very excited about the trip and the guys were ready to sleep, Angela still spoke a bit with me and I introduced myself to the other guys and then was listening to some music.
We finally stopped at 5am half way into Sharm where my ass was screaming and my back damaged, we got off and desperately run for the loo which was not available on the bus (not that I saw)……………
After a few shakes and jumps I was ready to get moving and took some amazing pictures from the sunrise in the mountains, as the sky was not cloudy I solarised them and it looks fantastic. After a few chats with the boys (of course Angela had to get her beauty sleep as well as the rest of the girls) we finally reached Sharm at 0800am and it was blazing hot (imagine by lunch hr) so we caught a cab and made our way to the hostel where we waiting for many hrs till rooms were ready, once we got into the rooms (boys in one side and girls in the opposite side of the building).
I unpacked and rested for like 1 hr, we went out and hit the town, walked around looking for a place to eat and then we sat by the beach and swam (or the other way around) lets just say I wasn’t fully sober by then.
As we sat on the beach (which you have to pay to sit on as public beaches are rare) we were asked to leave or pay so we just got up and started walking by the shore and we walked and then decided that it was time to fill our tummies so we headed to a fish restaurant (also published on Lonely Planet, Thank you Sarah for the excellent choice) and then head back home, we drank a few beers and a few smokes later we decided to call it a night as we had to get up at 03am to watch the sunrise from the mountains. No sleep for the 2nd night..
Ok so we got to the place where we were supposed to meet a guide who would take us on those beach buggies through the desert as to watch sunrise but unfortunately a bloody English couple who was coming with us was late and we waited for them so long by the time we left the sun was up already!!!!!!
Oh well we still drove through the sandy desert and stopped by a Bedouin camp where we had tea and I decided to escalate a mount with Mustafa and Crunchy (Ahmed) while Angela was so entertained taking pictures of us LOL.
Then I had a great experience of adrenaline which was driving back to the start point, I wish I had the freedom to have speeded through the sandy desert and on the main road where the grip to the tiers was so light and I felt like I was flying while Crunchy sitting in the back kept telling me to slow down before I could hit the buggies in the front.
We headed back to the hostel where we went for a horrible breakfast at the canteen of the hostel, and then went for a nap (which us boys didn’t really get).
After a couple of hrs we went to the beach where we decided to go snorkeling.
Really it was amazing looking at all those corals and fish swimming next to you but I have a problem I cant stand the mask as it blocks my nose and I cant breath through my mouth and when I saw all those jelly fish swimming around me I had a panic attack and left the water while the guys enjoyed looking at all the different sites and corals.
After 2 hrs snorkeling we were hungry so we went to eat, when Sarah decided to go after a restaurant that was on the Lonely Planet guide (pls guys make sure it’s a walking distance cause we walked like 3 hrs..!!!!) No harm Sarah hehehehehe
Then we had planned that we would treat ourselves to a nightclub so we went to get tickets for Pasha which is a must be place in Sharm.
Back at the hostel we got chilled and few drinks and smokes, we headed off to meet the girls who by that time had gone through the biggest adventure ever which was escaping from the Hostel as they had a curfew and they had to jump 1 big wooden gate. As per laughs later Angela confessed she had her heel stuck on the gate as a piece pf wood had broken and Sarah had to help her to be released from that stuck on me moment …………… lol I wish I had been a fly.
The night a Pasha was cool until everyone went in their own way and I found myself standing in the middle of the extremely large dance floor in open air with different stages and swimming pool, nice comfy sofas and good looking waiters all around hehehehehehehe
By 4am the whole night was over and we were pretty stoned, drunk, tired from the intense days without sleep, so we got back to hotel again and one again Charlie’s Angel’s (Sarah, Angela and Esin( previously wrotten Yesin by mistake) had to jump the gates as to not break the curfew and pretend they had spent the night there.
At 0830am the 3 girls and me decided to leave hostel and head for bus station as we had plans to go to Nuweiba.
We all slept and rested for the 3 hrs it took to reach Nuweiba.
Can you imagine yourself in the middle of no where not many houses and the bus has dropped you there and you are with your 3 friends, you are the only guy who has to defend the girls and you feel like you want to scream? YES that’s what happened to me!
There we were being harassed by a taxi driver who wanted to rip us off for a small cab ride which 30mins later after lowering to a staggering price we took the cab and it was time for another Lonely Planet restaurant which was clean, food was amazing and people were so friendly.
After the meal Esin and Sarah wanted to go to cash point so Angela and me said behind and had coffee and I decided to check the radio were we found Brazilian music. We were so happy and marveled that in the middle of Sinai we could actually hear Brazilian music, words that we could understand and relate to, bring us memories of our countries and our friends…………….. aiiiiiiiiiiiii aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
The 2 girls were back and with transportation too. A pickup truck, which was going in the Camp’s direction. After a zillion stops we arrived to Ayash Camp (also know as Mubarak Camp). At first the simplicity shocked me a bit but this was the main reason I had traveled all those kilometers for. Sarah also panicked and we kind of settled in to our huts by the water.
Angela couldn’t believe she was seeing so many hippies, which made her even more excited.
The girls cabin was amazingly place higher in the small hill where you could just sit and totally space out with so much peace and quiet.
Then we found out that some other guys from work were also close by just like 10mins walk to the next camp Emile, Sherif and the other 2 guys I have forgotten their name ..... !!!!
You know names and me!!!!
After chatting for a while and having some drinks the hunger hit us and we all went to eat in the restaurant of Castle Beach camp where the guys were staying and we had an amazing meal, then we just sat around chilling, talking, drinking, smoking, telling stories.
After a while we decided it was time to crown the bottle of whiskey Angela had brought so we got a bottle of Coke and the guys had ice so we headed in the dark to the girls cabin where we drank, laughed and smoked till early hrs in the morning. We tried to wait for the sunrise but the alcohol, the tiredness got to us so we all headed to our own huts.
Early morning came and I woke up with flies pissing me off with the buzzing in my ears……….. I could have just killed them all. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Then we went for breakfast and Atef and his friend arrived to the camp with their friend Valerie. The guys decided to share a cabin with me, which was cool, shame we didn’t spend much time together. Then we found out that Mustafa and Hossam (also Equant colleagues) had arrived to the camp and we went to meet them.
We spent all the day together, went to buy beers, had lovely food and once again not much sleep and lots of bad things for the body, but we rested loads.
Spiritually for me it was amazing going to Nuweiba, the return journey to Cairo was amazing as we passed some beautiful spots before reaching Taba where there had been so mixed up with the overselling of tickets. After a few arguments and me loosing my temper with the non Egyptian organizational skills we headed off back to Cairo where I found my friend Peter waiting for me at the bus station. After this he took me home and I tried to get back to my normal routine.
Here you are guys, after 3 weeks of being back I finally finished the tell.
For sure I will go back, it’s a romantic and calm place to be.
Love to all of you and Peace to the World.
3 comments:
esin ilhan
Darling
my name is Esin not Yesin!!But you are right this was an unforgetable vocation also for my side! You are a perfect person espeacially when u are high or drunk (no big difference i think ;-))
esin ilhan
hello Nuno darling
First of all my name is Esin not Yesin you really dissapointed me :(
By reading the article I made the whole trip in my mind again! You are 100% right it was an unforgetable vocation! By the way a small remark it was my idea to jump over the door but my only concern was if the girls could jump back when they were drunk.Thanks for writing this trip also on your webside so our trip became immortal.
see u
Nuninhoooooooooooooooo,
It was a great forgettable weekend unlike what everyone said and I think they agree with me that it was FORGETTABLE :-) but you somehow made it unforgettable by the precise description....
Hope we can do it all again soon and bring the same stuff that we had that made the whole trip forgettable :-)
Well the combination of the stories, yours with the witch and sherif's with the stolen bikes were amazing... How did she divorce him after kicking the cat hehehhehe
ayyyyyyy que melodia angela
Precisamos mais historias de bruxaria :-)
It was a great trip to all of us so we should do it again soon
Milo
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