since i started bouldering i was constantly on the lookout for a place to open here. finally, it happened. Ascend Climbing Cairo is a small…
Egypt
siwa, day five – goodbye
on the last day we managed to squeeze in visiting the Amun Temple and Cleopatra’s Spring, plus a more-or-less hidden restaurant which we should’ve found…
siwa, day four – desert
another dream of mine – being in the desert – fulfilled. a beduin took us for a rollercoaster-like drive through the dunes, stopping for quick…
siwa, day three – bazar and sundowner
after strolling through the bazar to look for bags, oil and whatever the strangely calm (when you’re used to Cairo) merchants had to offer, we…
siwa, day two – the salt and the sea
first we drove around Siwa to get an impression of the oasis as a whole. drowning in dates, this place is far bigger than any…
siwa, day one – mountain of the dead
after a hellish ride through the desert, lasting a full 9 hours, we arrived in the Dream Lodge Hotel in the Siwa Oasis. A short…
egypt ²
short overview over the last the last two family visits in egypt. cairo and marsa matrouh.
Desert Mountain
at first i was really bummed out that the sand was too hot for sandboarding (really? that is a thing?) but then i climbed a…
Return to Cairo
Back at the river of life, the Nile. They definitely built a nice new bridge here, but I´m glad my regular café is still the…