Are they lost? Should we ask if they are in the right train? Maybe they have been robbed and they don’t have any money left. Do you think they need help?
It was hilarious to listen to Egyptian locals when we went in the 3rd class local train from Aswan to Luxor. Obviously not too [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Middle East’
The curse of Tutankhamun – Pharaohs, part 2.
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged archeology, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian Museum, Egyptology, Hatshepsut, Karnak, Luxor, Middle East, mummy, Pharaohs, the curse of mummies, tourism, Tutankhamun on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Much ado about nothing – Pharaohs, part 1.
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged Abu Simbel, archaeology, Aswan, Backpacking, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian religion, Hieroglyphs, history, Isis, maikusasi, Middle East, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Sphinks, Temple of Philae, tourism, video on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Cairo, everyone wants baksheesh – money. And preferably without doing anything. We were walking in a middle class neighborhood, when a decently dressed young man walked by. He had one look to my blond hair, and I could hear the click in his head. Eyes lid, hand opened, and ‘baksheesh’ came out of his [...]
Following the steps of Moses…
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged Backpacking, Bible, Egypt, maikusasi, Middle East, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Moses, Mt Sinai, Religion, Sinai, Ten Commandments on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the pilgrimages in Middle East is Mount Sinai. This mountain climb of 2285 meter is a multinational experience. I will get there in a while, but before that allow me to tell you about our lazy days on the beach in unholy Dahab.
Dahab is not yet spoiled by mass tourism, its a compact [...]
Into the blue
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged Aqaba, Dahab, Egypt, Jordan, maikusasi, Middle East, Red Sea, Scuba diving, The Blue Hole, The Canyon on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have been really lazy lately to update our blog. Sorry about that. We had a fortnight break of the heavy travel, so to say, by the beach, first in Aqaba, Jordan, and then in Dahab, Egypt.
Most of the time we just hanged around, read books and relaxed, but also did some snorkeling, and I [...]
Visiting Ariel the Mermaid
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged Aqaba, diving, fish, Jordan, maikusasi, Middle East, Red Sea, sea life, snorkeling, travel on October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of our differences has been frustrating for both of us; the fact that I am not a swimmer neither a diver has been like a poisonous Lionfish sting. She has always been sad that I could not share her moments.
Maiku decided to go diving when we were in outstanding Aqaba, where diving sounded like [...]
Petra with Bedouins
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged archeology, Bedouins, history, Indiana Jones, Jordan, maikusasi, Middle East, Petra, travel, Tresury on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Petra has been my dream since I was a wee girl. In my mind, it was a dreamy place with eerie beauty, secret kingdom inside rocks. Later, I sat hours and hours in the university lecture halls, listening professors and archaeologists (one of whom even looked like Indiana Jones, and to whom all the girls [...]
A serious adventure!
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged Backpacking, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, travel on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a long time, shall we?!
Shall we do what? you might ask. Well, we were in a mall, and you might wonder now why you go to a mall in such an awesome country.
Reality is, after our Syria trip and our experience in the Syrian-Jordanian border we decided to take it slowly [...]
Tourist pollution
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged culture shock, Middle East, Palmyra, Syria, tourism, travel on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Damascus and much needed rest. Thanks to our Finnish friend S (and the future hairy male immigrant; four-legged though), we could just sleep, eat and enjoy their excellent company – and not to forget Finnish women magazines, oh Heaven!
From Damascus, we did also a 2-day trip to Palmyra Roman ruins, which are in the Syrian desert. [...]
Blessed to see the world
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged Aleppo, cheap travel, Damascus, Get lost, history, maikusasi, Middle East, safe travel, Syria, taxi drivers, Train, Travel blog on October 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When you travel in countries like Syria and other Middle Eastern ones, it is funny how you discover that you are really lucky to live elsewhere and be part of a society that gives u the chance to see the world. It’s a chance to drop it all, and travel with the wind.
Well, we know [...]
Dying donkeys
Posted in Middle East, Trip, tagged crusaders, hitch-hiking, Middle East, Musyaf, Syria, tourism on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The easiest way to move around Syria is hitch-hiking, it seems. People are really willing to give lifts, and even more so if you are foreigner. Of course, its easier for us since my beloved husband is native Arabic speaker. So we have had quite interesting drives around.
In Homs, we got a lift of a [...]
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