Nov 25, 2008 - Mount Sinai - St Catherine's Monastery

Ok. So here I am. At the base of Mount Sinai! Just a few kilometers from St Catherines Monastery! I wasn't able to finish my scuba diving lessons if I wanted to climb tonight so instead I ran out to get a massage :D and then back to Ed's place to...

Aug 8, 2008 - Mount Sinai

Hello stateside It was a 7 hour 20 minuye bus ride to St Katherine's from Cairo. There were, however, two"ladder" stops along the way. It costs 1 pound to pee!!!! The secenry was beautfiul and we had a great multi course dinner at the hotel for $5. I elected not to...

Jun 21, 2008 - Travel Day

After spending time in the hectic pace of Cairo, a trip out to the desert was much needed. We decided to head to Mt. Sinai, which is very remote and hard to reach. We set off to get there by van which extended into about an 8 hour ride through...

Jul 17, 2007 - Monte Sinai

Tome un bus al Sinai de aprox. 8 horas. Por fin llegamos, conoci a un australiano que iba a hacer lo mismo que yo, y alquilamos un cuarto en un hostal. Lo que se hace es subir el Monte Sinai a las 2:30 - 3 am para llegar antes del...

Jul 6, 2007 - Quality time with Moses

I am soooo converting to Scientology. Moses was clearly unstable when he made that climb up Mt. Sinai. Either that or he had a little help, and I'm just not in God's favor. Either way, that was one hell of a climb. I spent the first half of it thinking...

Jun 3, 2007 - Mount Sinai and Catherine Monastery

Mount Sinai and St Katherine Monastery June 3-4th Our trip to Mount Sinai started at 10pm at night, traveling through the stark desert under a full moon to St Katherine's Monastery (Greek Orthodox) which is at the base of Mount Sinai. Another dreadful driver who drove too fast! There were several...

Jan 10, 2007 - Now where did I put those tablets anyway...

Walking around Egypt you really get the feeling that you are a part of some gigantic outdoor museum. Leaving Cairo to the East, you get the feeling that you are a part of some cruel natural joke as the landscape transforms into a Martian plateau as you move away from...