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World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

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  • World Trip 2009: Day 31 – Cairo, Egypt

    Sunday 21 June 2009
    Highlights: The weird Cairo International Airport

    A late check out at 2 pm, waiting for a taxi booked for 7 pm and then a flight (hopefully at 11.45 pm) to Madrid and onwards to Brussels to catch up with Inge who I first met during my 2006 travels.

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  • World Trip 2009: Day 30 – Cairo, Egypt

    Saturday 20 June 2009
    Highlights: Mohammed Ali Mosque, Turkish Bazaar

    Today we started with a visit to the Citadel which houses the Mohammed Ali Mosque. Surprisingly this was my first and only visit to a mosque in Egypt but it was a sight to behold. When entering the mosque you must take off your shoes and the ladies needed to wear head gear. I also got a photo of the city showing just how smoggy it really is, and I had my eyes playing up before of this.

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  • World Trip 2009: Day 29 – Sinai Desert to Cairo, Egypt

    Friday 19 June 2009
    Highlights: Trekking up Mt Sinai, Mountain Ranges at Sunrise

    With views so spectacular it’s difficult to do them justice in words. We got a wakeup call at 1.00 am and were off to trek up Mt Sinai at 1.30 am arriving about 15 minutes later. As expected Mark decided to sleep in, who can blame him with a 1 am start and a 7 km hike up a mountain in the dark to wait for a sunrise. However in my case I just had to do it and it turned out to be a life highlight.

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  • World Trip 2009: Day 28 – Dahab to Sinai Desert, Egypt

    Thursday 18 June 2009
    Highlights: Visiting St Catherine’s Monastery

    Today we travelled to the town St Catherine our base to visit St Catherine’s Monastery today, and climb Mt Sinai tomorrow.

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  • World Trip 2009: Day 27 – Dahab, Egypt

    Wednesday 17 June 2009
    Highlights: Snorkelling in the Red Sea

    Today we went swimming in the Red Sea or should I say snorkelling. It was great fun and I got to see lots of different colourful fish. There were a couple of ladies who swam dressed head to toe, likely due to religious and cultural norms, so that was an experience in itself. I assisted several of my follow travellers, Amy had problems with her gear and Gloria needed a little help swimming.

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