The minivan picked me up at my hotel at 11pm, and drove a group of 15 of us up to Mt. Sinai (Moses Mountain) for an overnight trek to see the sunrise. Mt. Sinai is on the Asian side of Egypt, the Sinai peninsula, and stands at about 7,500 ft. Sinai, which separates Africa and the Middle [...]

Thanks to the recent political unrest (revolution) in Egypt, there aren’t so many tourists around these days. Perhaps explaining the 40€ flights to Sharm el-Shiekh with easyJet, the ease of getting a taxi up to Dahab, and the fantastic welcome from all the shopkeepers, vendors, and tour guides wanting my business and travel dollars. I’ve [...]

I had a 10am flight from Marrakesh to Geneva on Saturday. Flying with low-cost carriers, as usual, the way to go. By flying Marrakesh to Geneva, and then onwards to Sharm el-Sheikh a few days later, I managed to save around 500€ on flights. Got to love travel hacking. I couldn’t print my boarding pass [...]

I guess being Australian, and growing up on the coast, I always associate summer fun with beaches.. but everybody does don’t they? When you’re sitting at work, day dreaming away about your next holiday destination, its usually somewhere tropical, just like your desktop screensaver. I’ve been chasing the sun around Europe for the best part [...]

Snowboarding didn’t come easily for me. Well, how easy is it to manouvre while throwing yourself down a mountain with a plank of wood strapped firmly to both feet? I thought I would’ve taken to it easily; after all, I’ve been water skiing, and Skateboarding.     I found myself sitting at the top of [...]