Extra virgin olive oil

Extra virgin olive oil is rich in nutrients and is good for your skin whether included in your diet or applied on skin during a massage. Even healthy fat is high in calories and you don’t need more than two tablespoons a day.

Berries

Blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and cranberries are high in their antioxidant content. Antioxidants and other phytochemicals in berries can protect the skin cell and prevent premature aging.

Antioxidants

Antioxidants can protect the skin cells from free radical damage and prevent premature aging. Foods with high antioxidant capacity include berries, black beans, red beans, prunes, and pecans can help in maintaining a good complexion.

Walnuts

Walnuts contain omega 3 fatty acids that are vital for healthy and strong cell membranes that act as a barrier for toxins and facilitate nutrient passage. Omega 3 food sources are salmon, tuna, or flaxseeds.

Rice

Biotin a B-vitamin found in rice and eggs supports healthy skin through proper fat production that is required for healthy cell membranes. Even a mild biotin deficiency often causes an itchy, scaly skin.

Water

Water  is essential for a good looking and healthy skin as water helps cells move nutrients in and toxins out, and helps skin look youthful.

Note that hard water is especially healthy for skin as it is high in minerals.

Green tea

Green tea helps remove toxins and other waste products from the body, giving your skin the perfect glow and shine. Green tea contains polyphenols or anti-inflammatory agents and help soothe irritated skin.

Vitamin C in cantaloupe

Cantaloupe is rich in antioxidant Vitamin C that helps fight free radicals that damage cells. If your diet lacks Vitamin C you will have a saggy looking skin as vitamin C helps in collagen production.

Poultry and lean meat

Mineral zinc rich poultry helps regulating oil production and may help control acne lesions. Zinc is effective in controlling the formation of acne lesions or helps those already on your skin to clear sooner.

Cheese

Vitamin A in cheese helps in the formation of new skin cells and this keeps our skin looking supple and young. Vitamin A deficiency will make your skin look dry and flaky. Even low fat cheese will be rich in vitamin A.

Plums

Vitamin C in plums helps fight free radicals and helps in collagen (protein) production thus reducing skin problems and giving you a healthier skin. Free radical damage results into wrinkles and sagging

Spinach

Alpha lipoic acid in spinach is a unique and powerful antioxidant that is a super boost for aging skin and hundreds of times more potent that either vitamin C or E.

Antioxidants in fruits

Antioxidants in fruits, vegetables, and nuts help protect from oxidative stress that leads to many premature skin aging, skin conditions and skin cancer. Example: Berries, black grapes, papaya, raisins, Brazil nuts…

Low fat yogurt

Low fat yogurt is rich in calcium that helps you bone up and contains a good amount of vitamin A that helps in the formation of new skin cells and this keeps our skin looking supple and young.

Tuna

Niacin or vitamin B3 helps skin retain moisture, so tuna that is rich in niacin helps your complexion look plumper and younger. Niacin also has anti-inflammatory properties so helps soothe dry, irritated skin.

Tomatoes

Free radicals gobble up collagen and elastin, the fibres that support skin structure, causing wrinkles and other signs of aging. Tomatoes are rich in antioxidant vitamin C that helps fight free radicals.

Cauliflower

Cauliflower contains vitamin C that is essential for the production of collagen, the elastic tissue in our skin that declines with age. Stress and smoking drains vitamin C from your body.

Peanut butter

Peanut butter contains vitamin E that protects your skin from premature aging and helps it retain its moisture. Lack of vitamin E may result in premature wrinkles, easy bruising and slow wound healing.

Lean meat

Lean meats contains iron which helps reduce dark circles under your eyes and is good for skin health. Anaemia (iron deficiency) may give you a pale complexion and dark circles under your eyes.

Eggs

Eggs contain zinc that helps manufactures collagen and speeds up healing in our bodies, including skin. Zinc deficiency produces a dull complexion, and white spots on fingernails, stubborn blemishes.

Cranberries

Cranberries are rich in antioxidants bioflavonoids that destroy free radicals which destroy skin tissue; Bioflavonoids strengthen the cells that make up blood vessel walls, increasing blood circulation.

Avocado

Avocado is rich in niacin and omega 3 fatty acids that are anti-inflammatory, that soothes irritated skin and red, blotchy skin; plus vitamin C and vitamin E in itself is a powerful skin anti-aging combo.

Mangoes

A mango gives you about 80 per cent of your daily requirements for vitamin A, which is essential for skin health. Vitamin A maintains and repairs skin cells and fights free radical damage that can prematurely age the skin.

Bell peppers

Both vitamin C, E in bell peppers help fights skin damage and wrinkles. Vitamin E helps moisturize dry skin; vitamin C is vital to the production of collagen, the structural protein of your skin.

Strawberries

Strawberries, blueberries and blackberries are all berries that are rich in anti-oxidants and just a serving will keep your skin healthy through the day. Eat berries in a salad or include them with low fat yogurt.

Cottage cheese

Selenium in cottage cheese is an essential mineral that teams up with vitamin E as a powerful free radical-fighting anti-oxidant duo.

Plump baked potato

Potatoes contain vitamin C, copper and zinc together they produce elastin that supports skin structure. Eat one baked potato (with the skin) to get about 75 per cent of your daily copper need.

Mushrooms

Mushrooms are rich in riboflavin, a B vitamin that’s vital to your skin as it is involved in tissue maintenance and repair. Riboflavin is especially important if you have a burn or a wound or are undergoing surgery.

Flaxseeds

Flaxseeds contain Omega 3 fatty acids that help hydrate your skin and unclog pores that lead to acne. Just one teaspoon of flaxseed oil per day provides about 2.5 grams of omega 3 fatty acids.

Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes contains powerful anti-oxidants beta-carotene (vitamin A), vitamin C and E which help protect your skin. One medium sweet potato provides about 262 per cent of beta carotene required daily.

The simplicity of sun, sea and sand. The luxury of five-star hotels, water sports, shopping and entertainment. This is Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai peninsula. All around are Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains and sea. There are small, intimate hotels with modern designs, as well as larger hotel complexes belonging to International chains, plus about all the amenities one could expect of a tourist center, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf courses and health facilities. In fact, with diving and snorkeling, windsurfing and other water sports, horses and camel riding, desert safaris, and great nearby antiquities attractions, it is almost impossible for a visitor to ever suffer from boredom.

A place which gave the Red Sea an international reputation as one of the world’s most extraordinary diving destinations in Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh is spread over 42 square km with over 40.9% of its area “affected” by tourism. It’s a magnificent place that unveils Egypt’s exotic nights far away from the desert.

Unique resorts are rare and irreplaceable, and Sharm El Sheikh has them both. But other than amazing diving sessions to see the beauty of the depths, the resort charms with its bustling nightlife, luxurious five star hotels, great entertainment and lovely sights for you to see.

Four miles south the southern section of the town stands on a cliff overlooking the port. and is a great view.

Na’ama Beach is one of the center of the tourist activities. Located just north of Sharm, this area is developing into a resort town of its own.  Most hotels at Na’ama Bay have their own, private beaches with comfortable amenities such as chairs, shades and even bars.

Shark’s Bay is also nearby, and again is a growing resort community with more and more to offer, along with several diving centers.

The small harbor known as Sharm el-Moiya is located next to the civil harbor, has accommodations for boats, and includes a Yacht Club with rooms.

For those who live to shop, the Sharm El-Sheikh mall provides shops with both foreign and local products, including jewelry, leather goods, clothing, pottery and books.

It has been said that this is a must visit for all diving enthusiasts.  There are many diving sites along the 10 mile beach between Sharm el-Sheikh and Ras Nusrani.

Since you definitely won’t be at the beach all day, how about a fantastic boat ride to the beautiful National Park of Ras Mohammed. You’ll get to enjoy some fabulous snorkeling to see the stunning sea life and the amazing corals of the Red Sea. Of course you’ll have to make sure your health is in a solid condition, and another important aspect … go there with a budget in your mind. Egyptians are very good salesmen and they’ll try to sell you as much as possible.

And while you’re there, you may want to spend a moment to view the sun going down over the sea and the desert — the whole spectacle is between 5:00 and 5:30pm. Everything is so breathtaking you can’t resist to stay silent and remember how great Earth can be.

Sharm El Sheikh is also renowned for its nightlife, so why not give it a shot in one of their chic open air clubs, with stunning cocktail bars, outdoor pools and private VIP rooms that come with terraces overlooking the action.

Pearl of the Sinai Peninsula, Sharm El Sheikh is the most exotic, the most beautiful and the most elegant resort at the Red Sea. A much needed vacation in a place that has so much to give, it’s one of Egypt’s best and shouldn’t be missed while there.

Climate

Average temperatures during the winter months (November to March) range from 15 to 35 degrees Celsius (59-95°F) and during the summer months (April to October) from 20 to 45 degrees Celsius (68-113°F). The temperature of the Red Sea in this region ranges from 21 to 28 degrees Celsius (70-84°F) over the course of the year.

Transportation

Sharm’s marina has been redeveloped for private yachts and sailboats, with a passenger terminal for cruise ships and scheduled ferry service to Hurghada and Aqaba.

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport in addition to scheduled flights to Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, Alexandria and 5 weekly flights to London (Gatwick), Sharm’s airport is served by frequent charter flights to Italy, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, among other destinations.

Sharm has frequent good quality coach services to Cairo leaving from the Delta Sharm bus station. There are three companies on the route charging between 70 and 100 LE in 2008 for the 6 hour journey.

India stands for its incredible culture, spectacular forts & places, great traditions and rituals. This so called “country of snake charmers and magicians” boasts of a great civilization. Be it the people, lifestyle or the mystical charm- India has always amazed the world with her uniqueness. Colors of India,as the name suggests, is an attempt to highlight various aspects and achievements of India and its people.

Few of the photos shown here are a documentation of Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, Nepal,Bangladesh. During this holiday everyone is suppose to wear white and throw themselves in colored powder which dies their clothes, skin and anything it touches. Note to self : best vacation to take your kids on!