Living In The Adventure Capital Of The Middle East
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Are you a man? If so, can you speculate how might it be for women? If not, how was the personal interactions with locals?
(7 Week Trip Report)
The same one from the Bible, the Sinai mountain range is yours to climb. The Red Sea empowers the wind to levels you can fly on with a kite. And the waters are beautiful enough to inspire a film like Finding Nemo. These are all found in a village known as Dahab, Egypt, and I stayed there for 7 weeks. Here’s what you should know-
Renting a one-bedroom on the beach in the center of town costs $500 a month. It came with weekly cleaning and a comfortable queen size bed. While it did not have A/C, that’s fine because you want warmth in winter.
January temperatures reached a point you’d want a jacket and pants to go outside. But, of course, that’s only when walking from point to point. Once you stopped and found a sunny spot, it felt like sitting at a cool 72°.
Stopping for food was a must. Despite its remoteness, quality was never lacking, nor was variety. Japanese curry made by an expat, vegan dishes created by a young local couple, and every street stall makes you think, “this one has the best falafel.”
Even eating out twice a day, life expenses stayed at $1000 a month. Leaving plenty for what Dahab is best known for - adventure sports. A trip out to the Sinai mountains with a guide, gear, and hot meal cost $50. Renting a board and kite for windsurfing costs $40. Scuba diving in the most life-filled waters you’ll ever see costs $40.
Spending money to enjoy Dahab isn’t necessary. The laid-back vibe is its most unique trait and what resorts try to imitate. The constant lapping of waves along its shoreline set the rhythm. The mountains that enclose the area provide a sense of security. And the people are the key to it all. Like reaching the summit of a mountain, the folks you find are there because it’s where they want to be. Smiling locals, energetic travelers, and helpful expats. Dahab is an oasis in paradise. Thankfully it’s so out of the way.
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Great pictures/write-up! How is the internet? Is it a must to work from cafes?
Amazing, do you have a website someone can refer too if we wanna check local apartments etc?
The laptop is destroying the view.
Are you using phone data for internet? And does VPN work for you?
Lucky you have all that shade even though you’re almost outdoors
Speaking from a glare perspective
Fab pics and write up. Can’t wait to make it!
Love the pics. Is that a 13" MacBook? You must have incredible eyesight: I definitely can’t be nearly a meter (eyeball to screen distance) away and still do my work, especially if doing spreadsheets or debugging a semicolon.
I don’t know how ya’ll work by the beach with glare, or even in cafes with noise. But then again, I have ADD. Nice views though!
I saw a guy sitting on the beach sand with his laptop on his lap. I just had to laugh.
Hell yeah! Loved Dahab, and love Egypt in general. Just got back from a stint out in Cairo and probably gonna go back for a month in June. The people there just keep pulling me back.
Wow, this work spot is gorgeous! Enjoy 
Very cool thanks for sharing
What is your job? or are you solo doing your socials/website
Looks awesome man. Might have to add it, and bump it closer to the top of my lengthy list of places to visit. Might send you a PM if I make it there this summer 
Have you been to Nuweibaa and/or Sharm El Sheikh, and if so can you compare the vibe, lifestyle and security, between them.
As far as I remember, all 3 were Hippie vibe, but I was there so many years ago…
I slept in a “husha”. Something between a tent and a cave
That’s a heavy keyboard for travelling. But I guess what you need is what you need.
love this place so much. whenever someone tells me they want to visit egypt I can’t recommend dahab enough. amazing history, water, sights, and people. very grounding and humbling place