twist and shout
naveed and her friend came back from their week long trip to the resort city of dahab located in the sinai peninsula and jordan. after listening to their experiences, i made note of some tips that may come in handy to anyone traveling to these places:
when going quad biking, it is wise to practice accelerating forward when your instructor is not directly in front of your bike. this may save his toe and perhaps, his life.
when climbing mt. sinai (a 4 hour hike up to the top if you are out of shape and about a 2 hour hike if you are a hiker), make sure not to eat garlic bread that has gone bad so that your stomach does not turn funny on you as you climb since there are like no bathroom facilities on the way up. this may prevent you from leaving your ‘mark’ behind a poor innocent rock. enough said there.
when floating in the dead sea (contains so much salt that it is impossible to drown in it), make sure your hijab (head scarf) is on appropriately so that some random big man does not mistake you trying to adjust your hijab for you drowning. this will save you the embarrassment of having the man grab you from under your armpits and hold you up while you kick and shout, ‘put me down! put me down!!’ as people around you laugh.
when traveling on a ferry boat from egypt to jordan....2 girls amongst 200 middle aged arab men staring shamelessly, it is wise not to push your way through the crowd in order to exit. this may prevent a brawl from occurring between the men who kindly clear the way for you shouting, ‘let the women pass!’ and the men who refuse to let anyone pass. just sit down and wait patiently...even if it takes 3 hours to get off.
when trying to find a decent hotel to stay in for the night in jordan, it is wise to be well rested and cognitively intact when talking to the hotel receptionist. that way, you won’t end up handing over your credit card accepting to stay in a $350 per night 5 star intercontinental hotel and waking up the next morning wondering, ‘how did i get myself here?!’ just drive 20 more minutes and you’ll find yourself a decent hotel that will be lighter on the wallet.
when you prevent your roommates from eating eggs, don’t go eating eggs yourself at a 5 star hotel. perhaps then, you won’t come back sick.
when going quad biking, it is wise to practice accelerating forward when your instructor is not directly in front of your bike. this may save his toe and perhaps, his life.
when climbing mt. sinai (a 4 hour hike up to the top if you are out of shape and about a 2 hour hike if you are a hiker), make sure not to eat garlic bread that has gone bad so that your stomach does not turn funny on you as you climb since there are like no bathroom facilities on the way up. this may prevent you from leaving your ‘mark’ behind a poor innocent rock. enough said there.
when floating in the dead sea (contains so much salt that it is impossible to drown in it), make sure your hijab (head scarf) is on appropriately so that some random big man does not mistake you trying to adjust your hijab for you drowning. this will save you the embarrassment of having the man grab you from under your armpits and hold you up while you kick and shout, ‘put me down! put me down!!’ as people around you laugh.
when traveling on a ferry boat from egypt to jordan....2 girls amongst 200 middle aged arab men staring shamelessly, it is wise not to push your way through the crowd in order to exit. this may prevent a brawl from occurring between the men who kindly clear the way for you shouting, ‘let the women pass!’ and the men who refuse to let anyone pass. just sit down and wait patiently...even if it takes 3 hours to get off.
when trying to find a decent hotel to stay in for the night in jordan, it is wise to be well rested and cognitively intact when talking to the hotel receptionist. that way, you won’t end up handing over your credit card accepting to stay in a $350 per night 5 star intercontinental hotel and waking up the next morning wondering, ‘how did i get myself here?!’ just drive 20 more minutes and you’ll find yourself a decent hotel that will be lighter on the wallet.
when you prevent your roommates from eating eggs, don’t go eating eggs yourself at a 5 star hotel. perhaps then, you won’t come back sick.
posted by sarwath at 7:28 AM
3 Comments:
hilarious!!!
Even Naveed, who, was the poor soul yelling "put me down! put me down!!’ as the people around" her laughed, was positively ROFL-ing.
great title too.
There is nothing I can say, it's all true...I am highly embarassed.
hahahahahahaahahaha...aaaahhh, my laugh of the week. OhmyGod, I thought it was Sarwath who was the victim of all these incidents, particularly the Dead Sea incident, but I should have known better...I must meet Naveed...she sounds like quite an interesting character :)
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