Category Archives: Travel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   The Gayer-Anderson Museum is located in Cairo, Egypt, adjacent to the Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood. The museum takes its name from Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson Pasha, who resided in the house … Continue reading →

This has been an extremely active week for me. I am extremely busy as usual, although I am finding time to see friends, attend concerts, buy old artifacts and bank notes from dealers, pros and amateurs in Cairo and Alex … Continue reading →

Well, 10 days have passed since my arrival to Sharm, I dunno it took me quite some time to get settled here, I really don’t know anyone and was very lonely most of the time. But as days passed by … Continue reading →

Last Saturday I arrived at Sharm elSheikh…. The end of a hectic week I assume, after arriving from elGouna on Friday morning I slept for a while then took myself to khan elKhalili where I bought a rare Egyptian Coin … Continue reading →

From elGouna I blog tonight, sunny as ever by day but chilly cold by night… In December once again, the peaceful serenity of this artificial paradise never ceases to amaze me. I have been hearing good news around me these … Continue reading →

Throughout the past few days I enjoyed the company of my dear old friend Kareem Riad, I’ve known kareem for nine years now, he is my submarine friend as I like to call him, he disappears for months and sometimes … Continue reading →

Yesterday a four and a half meter shark surfaced in elGouna in the area of the old marina "Abidous". The 1200 Kg fish apparently was caught behind the tides in the shallow waters and was defenseless against the fishermen who immediately … Continue reading →

Dear Diary, Yesterday I had a very nice day @ the club house, with my friends by the pool, reading "The DaVinci Code", a book I bought some 9 months ago but couldn’t seem to find the time for it … Continue reading →

Dear Diary, Today at 7 am I finally arrived at elGouna, I will be spending a whole six days here isA, again & again it is a much needed break from Cairo for me.. I was joined by my dear … Continue reading →

I just arrived at elGouna, I will be staying here for only 48 hours inshaAllah, it is a much needed break from the tension that is building up in Cairo, I don’t know whether things have become more and more … Continue reading →