Habiba - An American Teacher in South Sinai

Reblogged from artful journeys with ginda: No book about MY Egypt would be complete without telling the story of how our daughter, Bernadette, came to be a teacher in the small Bedouin town… Read More →

B is for Books for Bedouin!

It’s October! My favorite month. The winner of the Goodreads Giveaway was chosen and I delivered several free Fizo books to some lucky Bedouin children in Sinai, as part of my One for… Read More →

S is for Solar Power in Sinai

These solar panels provide the power needed for the pump to bring fresh water from deep underground to the surface. The water then travels through meters and meters of black hose pipe to… Read More →

F is for Festivals

On a much smaller scale than the Characters of Egypt Festival, Dahab this past week hosted both the first annual (inshallah) Dahab Bedouin Festival and Dahab Festival (of Watersports, Culture, and Desert Adventure).… Read More →

F: Floods, Fruit, and Fettah Part I

Interested in learning more about the Bedouin and the recent floods in Sinai? Read my story Floods, Fruit, and Fettah Part I (more words than I usually write to accompany my photos! posted… Read More →

Sinai Safari Slideshow

Photos and video by yours truly. Music by Dahab from their Spirit of Sinai album, CC-BY-SA-3.0. Video released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license (which is slightly different from the CC license… Read More →

B: Bedouin

B is for Bedouin I can’t actually take credit for this shot…my young Bedouin friend took the photo of herself (as she often likes to do) at a wedding in our village neighborhood… Read More →

G: Girls

G is for Girls And these two laughing beauties were my first young Bedouin friends, Fatma and Rania. They enjoyed playing with our glasses and hats! This photo was taken on one of… Read More →

B: Beads

B is for Beads A selection of the beaded bracelets, necklaces, rings, and keychains being sold by the Bedouin women and children. Taken in Nuweiba Tarabeen, South Sinai. About this Escapade

B: Bread

B is for Bread Bedouin Bread! Two women of the Muzeina tribe shared this delicious tibenna bread with us one afternoon at the Lagoon, Dahab, South Sinai. About this Escapade