Sharm el Sheikh: Egypt the lost Paradise

Sharm el Sheikh: The lost Paradise

When I told my friends, that I was travelling to Sharm el Sheikh for work I received a lot of different answers and only a few positive ones. Why would you travel to a civil war country ? Why would you go to Egypt with all that terrorism going on? To an Arab country, really with all that is happening?

But most people don’t know where exactly was happening what and that Egypt is a large country. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying it is as easy as taking a flight to an european city and spend your weekend there, since there are many places to visit, such as the munich egyptian museum which is one of the best Egyptian museums outside of Cairo!
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But if you’re honest, nowadays – where is it really 100% safe?

You may have thought London is? Bruxelles, Berlin or Paris? Well as we have all seen in the past months unfortunately they are not.

But does this mean, that we should be afraid? Stop to travel and stay home? – To be honest, this would frighten me even more! To miss the life that is happening out there and to live day by day in my small routine.

Of course this doesn’t mean that you should just jump in the plane and go anywhere no matter what. But what it really means is, don’t be afraid of what could happen everywhere you go, but open your eyes, use your well-travelled brain and be careful while you chose your destination and especially while you are travelling.

Is Egypt safe to travel?

My honest answer would be: It depends where you go.

Egypt is a large country with lots of different culture influences and even 20% of christians (would you have known?). So yes, there are areas where, I would not like to travel to at the moment, but Sharm el Sheikh is not included in this list.

I didn’t feel unsafe or challenged at any time while travelling in Sharm el Sheikh. And for sure I didn’t feel unsafe in the hotel we stayed in, every time to enter we had to pass 3 checking points, where each of them was operated by at least two people at a time.

However what I would try to avoid – although they are beautiful – are the christian churches. The oldest christian church is based not too far from Sharm el Sheik, it is the monastery of St. Catherine. It is beautiful and in any other situation it would be my Nr. 1 recommendation to go there, but right now I think it might better to avoid it.

Why Sharm el Sheikh?

…The weather

…The People and The Culture

I know most of you will tell me it’s an Arabic country! You have probably been to Tunisia or Turkey and you liked everything BUT the people?

As I shortly mentioned before Egypt was a Christian country and still has around 30% of christians living there. This of course impacts a lot in their culture and also in your freedome as a tourist or woman.

…The underwater world

Fishes with colours and forms that seem unnatural and from out of space. Strips and points that change between colour and size from one type to the next. Green, red, blue, black, white, yellow and red – all colours surrounding me. The corals spreading through out the sea and while the sun shines on them they are put in a breathtaking light.

…The Royal Savoy Hotel

Upon entering the room of the royal savoy hotel I was really surprised of the light that comes in the rooms. A view directly at the private pool area was awaiting me. The hotel is children free and therefore the perfect place for a relaxing holiday.
The beach is just 5 minutes by foot from the rooms you are staying at.

She got this right every morning with the right smile and the perfect dose of friendliness, not only for me but for all of us.