1. Egyptian Hard Rock Cafes: as authentic as the pyramids 2.
Huge Peace signs: Egypt just loves making peace
3. Russians: they re all over Egypt: loud, drunk, rude and rich 4. Cell phones: locals will talk into their phones, not to you
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Corals: will cut you horribly, before you drown 6. Personnel: will shout Baksheesh (tip) before saving you from drowning
7. KFC outlets: for that authentic Oriental diarrhea 8.
Taxi cabs drivers: pray a lot, speed like F1 pilots: +6,000 deaths/year
9. Diving: great fun, but no refund if you get swept away by Red Sea currents 10. Shopping strips: just in case you miss Vegas
Had fun watching my photographs from the Sharm-El-Sheikh (South Sinai, Egypt) area?
So had I, it s a great place 
Last week I returned from Sharm Em Sheikh, Egypt, having spent an amazing week in the sun while frequently diving in the Red Sea.
At present, I m still trying to find a way to post my most unique/ memorable diving pictures in full-size, without finding them all over the internet a few weeks later. While I m still looking into ways to prevent that, here are some first shots to give you an impression - thumbnail pictures from my perfect week in the Egyptian sun:
A flight to the sun, with a smile 
- - - - - - Egypt, at last!
- - - - - - - - - - - Welcome billboard, Sharm Airport
Local Mosk, Sharm-El-Sheikh The huge South Sinai Grand Casino Security at the Dreams Beach Hotel
My room with a view Care for a 5* dinner at the Dream Beach Hotel? Egyptian service, with a smile
I know, in general it s not done to use a short, confusing or provocative title that doesn t cover the content of an item, but I just returned from an amazing 5* diving vacation in Sharm-El-Sheikh (South Sinai, Egypt) where I was actually attacked by an underwater species while diving. To be more precise: a Fire Coral (image left) touched my arm at -20m (-60 feet) down in the Red Sea, leaving me with rather nasty marks, induced by instant poison. I was fortunate enough to suffer only rather mild injuries (although I was only wearing a very thin, sleeveless wetsuit) and was able to continue to enjoy my diving vacation.
As I m still working through +500 images, let me just show a short, random selection:
[My shots: Left: the resort ( ), with some members of our diving school - Right: diving with :Tiran Island, between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, near a world-famous wreck (the Cypriot vessel Lara ) and its associated coral reef.
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