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Usual Boring Question From Me.
by jcoote » Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:05 pm
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Can anyone tell me the current rate of exchange GBP to EGP in Luxor please? Our return visit is approaching. Thanks.
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Hi carrie. Thanks for the info. We don't buy an egyptian sim whilst there. We don't make many phone calls, but we use my skype when on holiday which never really costs very much, we just remind...
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Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:14 pm
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Thebes Hotel.
by Who2 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 5:55 pm
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So just returned from a lecture on a picture presentation of Old Gurna at said hotel.
Recommended on here by 'furry fox, BBlux bazza...
Forget the lecture, zee old German guy was not quite really...
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It's working again now.
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Last post by carrie
Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:36 pm
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How can I find which tombs are open?
by ZesCedric » Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:35 pm
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Hi, I shall be visiting Luxor in November 2019. So plenty of time for preperation.
How can I find which tombs are open?
It would be good to read up on the images on the walls of the open tombs...
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The book I suggested above gives you careful details of each tomb in the King's Valley, and also information on each of the Pharaoh's twelve hour journey into the afterlife, and the position on where...
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Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:53 pm
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Ferries
by denisegr » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:49 pm
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Looking for a bit of advice, i want to visit the West bank a few times in the evenings last year we got a taxi but I've been thinking about the ferry, do they run at night, is it easy to get a taxi...
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Egyptians refrain from complaining because they know its a pointless exercise, no mater how many shout.
One of the best one line jobs I have ever read on this forum, and to know how true that...
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Last post by A-Four
Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:45 pm
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The Carter House
by hatusu » Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:23 pm
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I hadn’t been to the Carter House for several years, (not since the Hologram days) but this was the choice for one of our Monday morning walks. I cant put my finger on what the improvements were but...
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Las time I was there it was three days before the opening of the new eatery, but I did like the hologram and a mooch around the rooms. Another favorite stop off was The Three Jackal's restaurant. Did...
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Last post by Dusak
Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:33 am
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The face of Akhenaton
by Yildez » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:51 pm
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For the past few days Carrie and I have been discussing/arguing about Akhenaton - Carrie subscribes to the theory that he had Marfins disease and really looked like his sculptures, I believe that he...
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I thought Phillip and Elizabeth were related, perhaps not so closely as the pharaohs but still same family ancestry.
They are 3rd cousins via Victoria . And Philip was not regarded as a suitable...
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Last post by newcastle
Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:42 pm
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Nefetari's tomb - update
by Yildez » Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:33 pm
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Today I crossed another item off my Egypt bucket list - I visited Nefetari's tomb, a visit I've wanted to make for many years. One word - sublime!
Well worth the wait and the 1200EP ticket price. I...
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Not as puzzled as I was :lol: :lol:
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Last post by Horus
Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:21 pm
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Using Mifi?
by Yildez » Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:31 am
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Anyone using a mifi in Luxor? A friend has offered to lend me one. Any advice re which sim to buy, how much credit I'll need for a month of general usage with no downloads but watching some UK TV...
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that Baden Powell has a lot to answer for
Yes and we know what he got up to. Plenty of dongles and wongles then!!
Well what do you expect from someone who wrote a book entitled 'Scouting For Boys'...
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Last post by Horus
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:18 am
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Free Wi-Fi in All Antiquities Sites in Luxor
by Winged Isis » Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:12 pm
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FREE WI-FI SERVICES TO BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL ANTIQUITIES SITES IN LUXOR
CAIROSCENE TEAM
31/12/2018 11:57
Egypt has announced that it will install free Wi-Fi services across tourist and...
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Free wi-fi ? I used to have to cross the Nile, have a draught Heineken beer in the New Winter Palace bar,
use their A/c & toilets and obviously their plug in internet.
Those were the days my...
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Last post by Who2
Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:48 pm
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New Visitor.
by carrie » Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:30 pm
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Security in Luxor is at an all time high, police everywhere all due to a visit by the King of Belgium. Hope he has a nice time.
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My mate just took me to a relocated 'junk shop just around the corner.
Anyhow 'security everywhere, then after the 6th posh car passed they,
came into view She, probably his missis was smiling as...
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Last post by Dusak
Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:07 pm
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Bomb, what Bomb?
by Major Thom » Sat Dec 29, 2018 4:15 am
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Just caught the end of a News Report last night, I thought it said something about a bomb going off in Egypt, has anyone heard this story or is it an old report?
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As this topic was posted as a news item in the News section last night, and comments have been made there, I am locking this thread.
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:58 am
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Turkish Airlines publish the Luxor timetable
by crewmeal » Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:17 pm
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Courtesy of routes online Turkish have now published the times for the Luxor flight commencing 29th September 2019
TK682 IST2320 – 0120+1LXR 32B x246
TK683 LXR0215 – 0625IST 32B x357
Should be...
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Errrrr, no we flaming well don't Carrie!! Stop whining and buy a ticket!!
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Last post by Yildez
Tue Dec 25, 2018 6:20 am
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Travel Insurance
by crewmeal » Wed Dec 12, 2018 6:42 am
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At present I'm using my bank's free insurance scheme but as I approach 70 next September I feel charges will cut in. Can anyone recommend a company that's not going to rip you off. Yes I'm on blood...
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My friend who is here for 6 months and aged almost 86 has insurance it cost her almost 900 GBP.
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Last post by carrie
Fri Dec 14, 2018 6:27 am
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Where's Tutankhamun?
by Winged Isis » Sat Nov 17, 2018 4:08 am
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Since the closure of his tomb and the opening of the high-tech version, where is his mummy these days? Still in the original tomb, in the new one, finally moved to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, or is...
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My daughter went in the real one 2 weeks ago. She assured me there was a dead guy down there! I didnt go down with her. Been there. done that.
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Last post by garfield4
Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:57 am
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First visit to Luxor since 2008 – Part One
by AladdinSane » Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:24 pm
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I had visited various Egypt related websites until I found a deal which included a week in Hurghada followed by a Nile Cruise – I’d enjoyed one previously eleven years ago. After receiving the cruise...
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My post above failed to be uploaded completely. It is no where near. Shame. It also stalled. I will finish the same with the suggestion word should go around to send these Hassle Hounds to Coventry....
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Last post by Adamantium
Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:51 pm
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Visiting Luxor ?
by Who2 » Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:30 pm
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Bay Trees! me and my mate Jules are after a couple of bay trees.
Small enough to slip into a suitcase. Forget the suit just bring the trees..
Normal conditions apply 1xStella + costs & carriage.. 8)...
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Talking about trees in Luxor, my friend told me that on the local Arabic news it stated that anyone with a tree outside their home or a business they owned would have to now pay the council 700Le per...
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Last post by A-Four
Wed Nov 21, 2018 5:38 pm
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Car Rental
by Annie » Tue Nov 20, 2018 9:59 am
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Where can one rent a car from in Luxor and how much does it cost please per day?
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Where can one rent a car from in Luxor and how much does it cost please per day?
If you do find an answer to this elsewhere, I hope you will report back here and ler us know how you got on.
It is...
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Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:39 am
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First visit to Luxor since 2008 – Part Two
by AladdinSane » Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:31 pm
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Due to the late arrival of German tourists our cruise itinerary was changed. This left us with less time than we had planned for our return visit up the Nile to Luxor. However; we were still able to...
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The tourist guide on the boat said the temple of Seti wasn’t worth seeing
It is an amazing temple.
Yes it is Benu, and has always been deserted whenever I've visited. My opinion of most of the...
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Last post by Yildez
Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:11 pm
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Lawyers fee's
by Major Thom » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:49 pm
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Just paid my Lawyer fee's for taking out an injunction against another party, for travel procedures, 15000le seems a bit excessive but may well be worth it in the long run. One Court case and not...
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Or the Just for Fun section ;)
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Last post by Horus
Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:46 pm
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Back to Blighty....
by Who2 » Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:28 pm
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Jesus (pbuh) it's really dead costly leaving this Country.
So, home to Laandaan home of acid attacks, mobile phone thefts & the record high for knife attacks.
One needs to keep on one's toes whilst...
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I once had a pair of Church's ...got them second hand but like new for a few quid. Lasted me for years before I had to let them go. They certainly were well made.
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Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:58 pm
