Bonjours Paris
My dear friend Hussain Al Samhan is in Paris, and he just sent me this photo.
He usually ride his bike all the way to Europe, but this year was an exception because riding thru Syria is not safe and there are no ferries from Egypt to Italy so he had to ship the bike to Morocco and tour Morocco then ride the ferry from there to Spain and ride the bike thru Spain all the way to Paris. I’m gona try to join him, but am not gona ship any of my bikes as am trying to buy a bike from France or Italy and spend a month touring Europe on it then sell it or just leave at a friend’s place.
I hope ill be able to do it before Hussain comes back.
Himalayan trip update
The guys are now in their 8th day of their 11 day Himalayan trip, and posting updates about the trip is very difficult as they are out of the coverage most of the time.
They do send a photo every now and then, and i gathered some they sent from their cell phones using WhatsApp…some photos are almost a week old and some are fresh.
We will be posting more photos when they get back, but for now i’ll leave you with these.
Riding the Himalaya
Its been a while since i did any summer riding, and due to the unrest in Syria and Egypt we had to cancel our Euro trip this year…the only way to reach Europe is thru Syria or by ferry from Alexandria, Egypt.
Five of my friends decided to look for an alternative and they ended up joining an organized 11 day Himalayan bike tour thru Spiti Valley, Manali all the way to Leh – the capital of the former Himalayan kingdom- on an 500cc Royal Enfield.
The guys left yesterday to New Delhi and from the outskirts of Delhi they will start their 11 day Himalayan adventure reaching altitudes of over 5500 meters on some of the toughest biking routes in the world.
The nice thing about this trip is being a one way trip, so they won’t be riding the motorcycles back.. they will be flying back to Delhi once they reach Leh.
I will try to post updates about the trip if i get any, but i believe the updates will be very little considering the route and the lack of communication tools.
Best of Sharm
Am leaving Sharm today with the same mixed feelings I had the first time i was here two years ago, a feeling of i will never come back here again or I might come for a weekend just to relax at the beach and do some snorkeling.
Snorkeling is great here, you don’t need to leave the hotel to do it, its right at the beach and it doesn’t matter how many times you do it you’ll always find something new, either a new fish or a colorful coral… it’s amazing down there you could easily spend the whole morning without noticing as the colors of the corals and the variety of the fish changes as time goes by !
In the evening i hit the old market for a Koshary or a grilled fish and later on chill with a couple of espressos at my favorite coffee shop and watch the locals and the tourists pass by…maybe wetness a female fight if am lucky.
A lot of people might find this kinda of boring, for those there is Na’maa Bay and Soho square.
Note: Sharm was full of locals, Palestinians and other Arab tourists, so expect to see women swimming in their jeans and sun bathing next to topless Russian chicks.
Posted from my iPhone.
Only @Vodafone Egypt !
I bought a top up card to top my Vodafone line and noticed the English instructions are different than the Arabic, actually the Arabic instructions are wrong !!
How could a company like Vodafone have not noticed this ?
Only in Egypt
Now the other funny part is that the restaurant has a dress code !!!
Gentlemen can’t go in with shorts, and if you happen to be wearing one then u’ll be asked to wear a pants
which they will provide at no cost.
A clean ironed pants that comes in all sizes.
Relaxing Blue
Still in Sharm enjoying the blue seasky, something i really missed.
Am not doing much, morning dip, breakfast, espresso, espresso again, snorkeling, then Mojito after Mojito…until dinner time.
Weather is perfect, warm in the morning and cool -around 25-28c- at night.
حمدالله عالسلامه يا فندم
Am off to Sharm El Shaikh for a couple of days, i was here a couple of years back for business and my impression was its nice if you didn’t have to leave the hotel.
I’ll be relaxing on the beach and doing some snorkeling, and maybe some diving.
Meet n’ Ride
Last week BMW Motorrad launched a new online social network to help bikers from all around the world socialize and share experiences regardless of what brand their ride is.
The website is a social networking tool similar to Facebook, that should help bikers plan tours by accessing a wide to a range of tools, BMW says that the aim of the community is to provide a platform for people to share the love of riding to find each other, arrange trips, and spend more time than ever out on the road.
All you need to do is to create a profile, and your ready to find your friends, make new ones, arrange group rides, share your experiences, pictures and recommendations.
http://community.bmw-motorrad.com/en/
Shoulder lack strength
Last night qualifying battle was between the two Repsol Honda team mates Stoner and Pedrosa, but Stoner was faster and managed to beat Pedrosa…Lorenzo came 3rd.
The surprise was that Rossi came 9th and after qualifying Rossi said that his shoulder was fine now but lack enough strength to keep up the pace, on the technical side he also confirmed that they made some improvement to the bike and there is a lot to be made but its not possible at time being.
Tonight at 10pm the real race starts, and we believe its going to be very competitive.
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