7 articles tagged with red sea
The morning call to prayer floated through my open window, mingling with the salty breeze from the Red Sea. As I sipped strong Eritrean coffee on the balcony of my modest guesthouse, Massawa revealed itself in the gentle dawn light—a...
I've seen my fair share of beaches across the Caribbean and Mexico's coastlines, but nothing quite prepared me for what I found in Dahab. This little slice of Egyptian heaven sits where the rugged Sinai Desert dramatically collides with the...
The moment my face broke the surface of the Red Sea after my first dive in Dahab, I knew I'd found something special. After months buried in academic papers in Adelaide, trading the library for the luminous blues of Egypt's...
The first time I plunged into the Red Sea's crystalline waters, I felt the same rush of adrenaline I get during a difficult rescue—except this time, I was the one being saved. After a particularly grueling winter shift schedule at...
The connection between place and heritage has always fascinated me, perhaps because of my own mixed Indian-American background. When I recently planned a fall journey connecting Jordan's Red Sea coast with Eritrea's highland capital, I was drawn to the contrast...
I never imagined my HVAC expertise would lead me to analyzing the climate control systems in some of Saudi Arabia's most luxurious beachfront properties, yet here I am, watching my reflection shimmer in the glass façade of a Jeddah resort...
There's something profoundly therapeutic about the meeting of desert and sea—a natural tension that creates a unique energetic balance. Aqaba, Jordan's sole coastal city, embodies this harmony in ways I've rarely encountered elsewhere. As someone who has spent decades studying...