Dahab, the golden strip of South Sinai

The town of Dahab has a long history for luring travelers, and trapping them for days and weeks on end with its cheap ocean-side camps, golden beaches and rugged mountain backdrop, and above all a special "easy-pace" of life. Some, Egyptians and foreigners alike, have gone for short visits then somehow stayed for life.
In the recent decade Dahab has expanded beyond its humble origins, and now boasts a smooth fusion of hippie mellowness and resort chic. The banana pancakes, moonlight spiffs and hardcore backpackers still remain, though they now coexist with upscale restaurants and boutique hotels. However, while the vast majority of Sinai is being packaged and sold for mainstream consumption, Dahab is a place where individual travelers are still the rule rather than the exception.

The 'Quake-Up' call to Travel

Perhaps we should start reading and caring about global concerns and not just ours. The 'NEEDS' of Corporate Travel must be addressed; we must raise the bar where Quality/Hospitality Standards are concerned in our Travel Services in general and Hotels & Resorts in particular.
Much higher standards of know-how and professional finesse is required from all personnel (top to bottom ranks) in all fields related to the industry, most notably in technical know-how, general knowledge, education and culture, behavior and etiquette, languages, dress-codes, personal hygiene and so on.

Egyptian Street-Food

Poor Man's Diet, Rich Man's Delight.
"O Moses, we can no longer tolerate one kind of food. Call upon your Lord to produce for us such earthly crops as beans, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions".
He said: "Do you wish to substitute that which is inferior for that which is good? Go down to Egypt, where you can find what you asked for" [2:61] The Heifer (Al-Baqarah)
Egyptian cuisine's history goes back to Ancient Egypt, as mentioned in this verse from the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book.

The Coptic Church in Egypt

It is said that there are deep influential factors of ancient Egyptian life in the distinguished religious music of the Coptic Orthodox Church, since it was first founded by St. Mark the Evangelist in the first century AD. "The Coptic Church is an ancient Egyptian glory", said Egypt's prominent thinker Dr.Taha Husssein about the dominant Christian church. He believed that the spiritual music of the church is the richest in the world, and is somehow revives similar music to that which was once performed in the Pharaonic era.

Egypt: the golden days

A way of purifying the past is simply ... nostalgia !
And travelling back in time is unquestionably a joyful necessity.
As humans, we have a tendency to unload the unpleasant memories but hold onto all that was lovely, pure and right about our youth. Those years were far from being perfect, but somehow, today, they pop up as the golden days.