Mount Sinai Travel Blogs

two weeks in Egypte: discovery of Cairo and travelling across Sinai to the Red See

Please note that links to external sites were correct when this blog was written.  However, they may no longer be valid.  We crossed over from Jordan (Aqaba) into Egypt (Nuweiba) by an extremely modern ferry.  Upon arrival into Nuweiba, we asked why we bothered coming back to Egypt…

Jabal Mūsá is a mountain where, according to legend, Moses got two stone boards from the God. It is the meeting place for three religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The Mountain has 2285 m. Moses was reached a peak in 40 days, me - in 2,5 hour. There are two ways on the top: on…

Mount Sinai is famous from the bible but today people go there to enjoy the sunrise which is supposed to be amazing. You walk up there during the night and sleep at the top waiting for the sun to come up - all sounds really good. Hence I looked forward to getting up there.   I meet up…

A trip through Cairo, Luxor, Dahab, and Taba with lotta haggling, some mild hassling, a bit of cat calling & attempted gropings, genuine hospitality, lotta smiles, and ton of joking. Overall, an interesting time.

The overnight hike to the top of Mount Sinai was one of the best experiences of our lives.  Our tour guide picked us up at our hotel around 10:30pm and fortunately it was quiet in the van so we could get a little sleep on our way.  Just before we arrived at the mountain, we stopped fo…

in my life i do two desert the sahara and the sinai but fo rmy first ime i choice the sinai in egypt!!!!!!!!!! in life u have a dream so i dont know for anybody but for me it was a dream to walk all the way a desert the beggining point to the finish line so that  what i do in the sinai desert…

The 7 hour bus ride that bought us into Sinai gave us a small bit of sleep ��" the kind that finds you resting your head against vibrating glass or constantly trying to keep your head upright by jerking your head back everytime you nod off.  We needed every bit of energy  for the clim…

These are some of my favorite photos from the 3rd leg of my world tour. This time we went to India, Egypt, and Dubai.

This Christmas and New Year I spend in magnificient place: Sharm El Shaik. I met there many fantastic person and saw many beauty place: -Kair -St. Katrine -Moses Mountain -Luxor -Betlejem -Jeruzalem -Petra ...

the most incredible experience of my life. loved every single minute of it the first time around, which is why i went back 6 months later so i could see more of the country!

Life in Jerusalem: living on the seam between Israelis and Palestinians, in Hebrew and Arabic, amid history, conflict, but also hope. My blog is about daily life, the people I meet, and ridiculous living abroad moments, from the bad haircuts to the search for a good burrito. For a 24/7 year of living the American-Arab relationship, check out my book, Live from Jordan at www.benjaminorbach.com. For previous Jerusalem posts, see my blog at www.benjaminorbach.blogspot.com. Ben

fantastic history & culture

I went to Israel in 1997 to study for a year at Tel-Aviv University. During the course of the year, I decided to change my plans and go to the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies. I came back in August 1999 for a graduate program and here are some of the photos

Europe, North, Central and South America, Middle East, Asia and North of Africa (1998/2008)