mr sinkweight
you are talking about my neighborhood.
the place is called dahab. that's in egypt.
1. Someplace warm/hot with comfortable water temps for skin-diving.
may until december from 23 up to 28 celsius (water)
2. At least one person in-town who can squeak by as an english-speaker.
i can squeak by.
3. I'd like a place that seems prehistoric, preferably with lots of eroded earth and stone.
the mountains of the sinai are nothing else but earth and stone.
4. Little to no life. I don't mind critters on land, I'd like to just be alone in the water without being distracted or cautious of possible dangers. I deal with jellyfish/sharks or snakes/snapping turtles here in Texas.
no big, teethy distractions at all.
5. American-friendly (or at least feigns tolerance towards Americans). From what my friends in other countries tell me, I'm running out of options.
not all arabs are terrorists. not that us foreign policy is popular, but i never heard of any complaints by any westerner in the last 4 years of me staying there.
6. Definitely must be quiet for meditation.
walk out the back. quiet....quiet...quiet...
7. Not tourist-y. I'd rather shack up in a dung hut than stay at a hotel. Toilets are nice, though.
dahab is a bit of a backwards place in some respect. no big tousism, for sure. i can set you up with a choice of dung huts easily, if that's what you're after.
8. Clear water a must. I'm not that picky about salt/freshwater.
read sea, very salty. minimum visibility 20 m.
and for the 1000th cutomer today i throw in a special package: no currents, no boats, no jetskis, and for a beer i volunteer as a buddy.
for any further questions you are welcome to pm me.
cheers
roland
you are talking about my neighborhood.
the place is called dahab. that's in egypt.
1. Someplace warm/hot with comfortable water temps for skin-diving.
may until december from 23 up to 28 celsius (water)
2. At least one person in-town who can squeak by as an english-speaker.
i can squeak by.
3. I'd like a place that seems prehistoric, preferably with lots of eroded earth and stone.
the mountains of the sinai are nothing else but earth and stone.
4. Little to no life. I don't mind critters on land, I'd like to just be alone in the water without being distracted or cautious of possible dangers. I deal with jellyfish/sharks or snakes/snapping turtles here in Texas.
no big, teethy distractions at all.
5. American-friendly (or at least feigns tolerance towards Americans). From what my friends in other countries tell me, I'm running out of options.
not all arabs are terrorists. not that us foreign policy is popular, but i never heard of any complaints by any westerner in the last 4 years of me staying there.
6. Definitely must be quiet for meditation.
walk out the back. quiet....quiet...quiet...
7. Not tourist-y. I'd rather shack up in a dung hut than stay at a hotel. Toilets are nice, though.
dahab is a bit of a backwards place in some respect. no big tousism, for sure. i can set you up with a choice of dung huts easily, if that's what you're after.
8. Clear water a must. I'm not that picky about salt/freshwater.
read sea, very salty. minimum visibility 20 m.
and for the 1000th cutomer today i throw in a special package: no currents, no boats, no jetskis, and for a beer i volunteer as a buddy.
for any further questions you are welcome to pm me.
cheers
roland
