Disallowed Parent Path Fix

If you ever get this error:

Active Server Pages error ‘ASP 0131′

Disallowed Parent Path

The Include file ‘../myFile.asp’ cannot contain ‘..’ to indicate the parent directory.

or something similar, then below is a quick fix for those of you running IIS6, and want to allow parent paths.

Right click on the web application that’s throwing the error. in my case, its called ‘MySite’

Select Properties.

Select the Home Directory tab, as shown above.
Click Configuration

Select the Options tab, and you will see a check box for Enable Parent Paths.
Click that, and you’re good to go.

Arriving In Taba

We arrived at Taba Airport around 7pm, and, after a short (we’re talking 30 seconds) bus ride from the plane to the terminal, we were put into various que’s. One for people who wanted a visa, and one for people who didn’t.

If you intend to leave the Sinai, you’ll need a Visa.
That means, if you intend to go to Cairo, you will need one. If you only want to sit by the pool, you don’t.

There’s a big sign above the visa desk saying $15 however, the guy charged us

Recliners

Do my head in.

As if there wasn’t too little room as it is….

Marriott Resort

First impressions of the resort were very pleasant.
Although we arrived at night, the grounds still looked good.

We had filled in a check in card on the coach, so were checked in within literally 5 minutes, and shown to our room by a friendly chap.

I’d read that the staff here seemed to be miserable, however I didn’t find this the case.

After around 10 – 15 minutes, another man arrived with our cases. I gave him the customary $1 US bill tip, and took a shower, and headed down to dinner.

Dinner Time

Dinner at the Marriott (for those staying Half / Full Board) is provided in the Al Alandalus restaurant, located near the pool.

It’s a “help yourself” buffet, with many different things to choose from – various meat dishes, salads, homous, bread, pastas, fish (the fish by the way, is excellent)

For desert, they have on offer one of the larges selections of cakes etc… I’ve ever seen.

The same goes for breakfast. Large selection of fruits, cakes, hard boiled eggs, ceral, cakes and pastries.
Theres even someone cooking fresh omlettes if you want them.

Sickness

On our third day here, Michaela woke up to an upset stomach.
We took it easy, as the following day we were due to go to Petra. All day she drank water, took tablets & medicine, but to no avail.

Now thursday, 2 days after Michaela’s outbreak of illness, I myself have also fallen victim to this “Taba Tummy” bug.

Cairo & Pyramids Of Giza

We were picked up from the hotel at a nice and early 3:30 am, which meant getting ourselves out of bed at 2, to be sure we were ready.

Dissapointingly, me phoning up reception the night before and asking for an early breakfast wasnt enough, and they had forgotten to prepare anything. So we faced the 6 hour journey on an empty stomach….

This wasnt necesarily a bad thing, as the road we were travelling (very fast) on was the most bumpy surface i’ve ever had the pleasure of moving on.

The driver hurtled across the Sinai desert, which worried Michaela no end, due to yesterdays crash [LINK HERE TO BBCNEWS]

first stop to museum. open @ 9.

restaurant, eat.

over bridge to giza, then to papyrus shop.

pyramids

beware camel men

short drive to other pyramids. inside small one (free) 100 LE for big one

from pyramids to sphnx

then to purfume shop

home

Presents!

When we returned to our room, this is what we found!

A cute little feature of the maid service – they create these little creatures out of the towels!