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I've been sick for the past few days. Actually had to get Tom to call the doctor to the room last night after midnight because I almost fainted. I have a commons illness that affects travelers and involves rushing to the toilet countless times over the course of the day. Thus I have not been able to get very far from the room to do much of anything in Sharm el Sheikh.

Feeling quite a bit better after the lovely needle in the bum I received last night and the course of medication.

Not much to say about Sharm seeing as I haven't seen much of it. It is nicer than Hurghada, which is the dive of resort towns. The weather is much warmer here than elsewhere in the country and the atmosphere hardly Egyptian.

We have started to notice the affect of the war in Gaza. The airport in Taba, at the boarder with Southern Isreal, has been shut down; therefore, from what we overheard in a conversation the other night, as has the Hilton resort there. So I believe people are being tranported away from the region in order to fly home. The guy who was discussing his situation with a couple had, it seems been here since Christmas time, and prior to departure had been layed off due to the lack of building going on in the U.K.

Of course we also get Al-Jezira, so we get to see of the horrible scenes coming out of the camps. The Arab news papers are full of pictures of dead Palestinians trying to get all rallied and angry.

I will try to write more within the next couple of days. Hope everyone is staying warm!