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When we were in Sharm el Sheikh last July we took a one-day trip to Dahab, another coastal city on the Red Sea near Aqaba. What we found was really fascinating. This sleepy little town has become a hippie hangout, with a cosmopolitan mix of youths chilling, listening to reggae and generally having a good time. I never expected to see this in the Arab world. Click the picture to go to the gallery. While there, click the categories and explore. |
Natasha,
I last visited Dahab in 1996. It was festooned with Hippies. From the picture you put up it looks like the same ones I met are still there.
hahaha…sad, but true…
But development projects are changing the landscape.
Ah it feels good to hog all the comments…
In other words, hippies are making the move to the Sinai. They are packing their European and American bags and making the move to the Middle East. Apparently, their central command center will be located in Dahab. From here they will foist their weed and their laid back attitudes and their “peace now brother” on an unsuspecting Arab world. This is the eighth sign of the Apocalypse 😉
Alan and Ross,
The majority of the hippies that I saw there were not Arabs. They mostly looked Europeans to me.
I heard someone referring to yippies once and never asked about it. then natasha’s post reminded me of it. There is such a thing as a yippie, and its related to hippies. wow, where do they come up with the words:
1 entry found for yippies.
yip·pie ( P ) Pronunciation Key (yp)
n.
A member of a group of politically radical hippies, active especially during the late 1960s.
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[From Y(outh) I(nternational) P(arty)(influenced by hippie).]
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Weed makes it happen 😀
Hippies starts with “H”, while Yippies starts with “Y” Linda.
What is the difference between the hippies and yippies?
Your hippies are much cleaner and happier looking than our hippies. Our hippies are really dirty and on drugs. I’m in Santa Cruz, CA (on the coast, south of San Francisco), and I think we should send our hippies to you so they can learn how to be proper hippies. Although, I would hate to send our filth to your nation. =)
They look better than the hippies here in San Francisco, and this is the home of the hippy movement. Beautiful pictures!