No Longer Missing All: 29.10.15 - Luxor

segunda-feira, 22 de agosto de 2016

29.10.15 - Luxor | Marsa Alam

The morning rise with the excitement of the first championship race: all agreed ahead of schedule and everyone wanted to leave as soon as possible the hotel because they needed to get back to the road, to the adrenaline, to the action.
And speaking about road, that road! To reach Marsa Alam is necessary to cross the mountains of the Eastern Desert and its many curves. The Egyptians don`t know what to do with size carousel, American, Taiwanese and Brazilian idem quotes quotes. That left the Portuguese, German, English and Italian contingent to say, finally something seriously. In two years of Cross Egypt Challenge this was the best course ever.
Aware of the difficulties of organizing a scenario of these, I let me get to last, behind the supply trucks, aiming to make the most, have all possible adrenaline and get to staging points while all others. Target. In chained, it was easily surpassed that other scooter 150 cc and was with the feeling of victory that left behind the powerful 400 cc.
Along the way I saw something I had never seen in two years of rally: a wild cáfila.
Having reached Marsan Alan instead of a luxury 5 star hotel had a camp set up in a Bedouin culture festival, in a dream beach. But before the festival, it was time to scuba dive.
The Red Sea is a mandatory spot in any Log Book of a diver and therefore couldn`t miss the opportunity.
A dip at the end of the day, at sun rising, wasn`t the best in terms of visibility but I could see the coral, clown fish, trumpet fish, butterfly fish, a turtle, a blanket and a moray eel.
Back at the festival, the friendly Mariam - a blonde green eyes Egyptian, with dreadlocks and a hippie style, which looked more like northern Europe - explained to me what was the Bedouins festival about. Several tribes from across the country come together and make camel races. The rest of the time, sing and dance. During the night I went to a few fires of the tribes, heard his songs and a familiar sound with Capoeira, drank tea and I experienced something unique.
Happy, I went to the tent.

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João Rebelo Martins

My name is João Rebelo Martins, I have 33 years old, I´m Portuguese and I´m a communication and marketing consultant.

Beyond my professional experience, I have two major hobbies: travelling and motor racing. Those define me as a man and as a professional.

But i´m here to talk about travelling!

The passion of travelling comes from the challenge, the adventure and as Portuguese loving my country and the main role that Portugal had in global history. Doing thousand of miles by car, airplane, train or boat to meet new people, join cultures and learn another civilization is very exciting. It´s a quest for knowledge, empiric, but very loyal because it´s lived firstly, completing what we can learn by the books.

From travelling i like to remember moments: the sunshine, a smell, a smile, the taste of the traditional local food or the sound from a Brazilian cavaquinho.

"No longer missing all" is a travel plan all around the world. By now I have been in 21 countries, 15 capitals and 3 continents. Every single day of trip i wrote on a blog and, after arriving home, i wrote for magazines and i give conferences in schools to motivate young people.