First stop on today's travels was Mt Nebo.From here Moses was said to have spotted the promised land. He then died and was believed to be buried on the mountain but no tomb has been identified. Naturally there were spectacular views across the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea and Jericho in Israel and we were told you can see the spires of Jerusalem but it was a bit hazy to make them out. There were also good views back in the direction of Amman. There was a Christia...

 Our flight arrived the afternoon before from Egypt and we were duly picked up by a representative of the tour company we had booked through (Bunniks). For Jordan and Syria travels we opted for an independent tour designed for just us, but with all accommodation and tours organised and booked ahead. This is not our usual way of doing things but thought for the Middle East this would be a good alternative. After being picked up it was explained to us that they ...

 Our last day of Egypt! It has been a whirlwind of temples, monuments, burial chambers, the wonders of the Red Sea and the challenge of Mt Sinai. History has been all round us at every turn. It was sad to part company with our Busabout travelling companions. Some went on to do a short tour of Jordan, but most were heading off either onto their next travels or home. We took a taxi for the one and a half hour trip to Sharm El-Sheikh, the closest airport. Sharm El...

 After a morning ferry ride of 3 hours and then a 2 hour bus ride we arrived at the Tropitel Resort at Dahab in the Sinai Peninsular. This was to be our home for the last 3 nights of our Eqypt trip. The next morning we signed up for a camel and snorkel tour and it turned out to be a fabulous experience. First we were taken into town to get fitted with our snorkel gear and then taken to a spot on the beach where camels were waiting. We had a leisurely lurch alon...

We arrived at the hotel at Hurghada in the dark and there seemed to be a bit of a reservation problem as we were relegated out the back to an old holiday apartment block separate from the hotel. Our room had no power, no hot water and was quite dirty - maintenance had the power solved OK, but not the hot water - not too worry, we would make do.There is a mantra we use in times like this "it's only one night". It's got us through all sorts of accommodatio...