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I understand that Tui will be offering holidays from Luxor from November this year for Nile cruises only, with NO hotel stop overs, something I predicted many years ago. However for those that know...
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Dear old Shakespear, so many fond memories of such a diamond of a man.
He never got me to sail in his felluca, but to be fair made more out of me with supplying drinks and packets of ciggies in...
HI. Does anyone know if Mahmoud who had The Secret Garden Cafe has opened up a cafe anywhere else in Luxor since he closed Secret Garden, and if so, where is it and what is it called.
If not, does...
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I was just thinking about an earlier post on this thread. I ticked like on the list of known existing food & beverage outlets in Luxor's 'Little Britain' area and realise it was only because I...
Is the new bridge that will link east bank to west bank open yet? Will it take less time to get from airport to West?
Thankyou.
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Speaking of bridges, which I wasn't really, this is a bridge in Prague when the Russkis were just leaving.. I even suspected of Julian there being a spy, place was full of them then. I think it's...
Many who have visited Luxor will no doubt have used the services of Ahmed Balal over the years. Formerly a manager at Jolleys (near the Old Winter Palace) he later opened his own travel business -...
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Thanks for that update Keefy.
I don't know where my head was the other night but I certainly went down a rabbit hole doing online searches and doubting myself.
Quick question is it illegal for traders to accept anything other than LE, I know it happens but I thought I had heard somewhere it was illegal, thanks
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Thank you hepzibah
<<Giggle>> I'm as confused as the next person over the legality of it all if truth were told. :)
Was the problem with opening the Rafah Crossing to Egypt caused by having to fill in Visa Applications, and US Dollars and Euros not being available? (Tongue in Cheek Post ha ha)
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"The Wandering Jew"
Weren't all the tribes of the ME area 'wandering' in those times? And also much more recently, during the last century? (I'm asking, because I've never really taken much notice...
I've just seen a poster for the 13th annual Luxor African Film Festival. (Sorry hopeless at posting pictures here.)
This will take place February 9th - 15th 2024.
Considering how much scepticism...
A hotel room in Egypt where a British couple stayed before suddenly falling ill and dying was next door to a room fumigated with chemicals to kill bedbugs hours before, an inquest has heard.
Can anyone tell me why its hard to purchase any cigarettes on West Bank at the moment? No one seems to know why.
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Is 'here', here in England, Dear Doctor? That would still be quite a bit cheaper than tailor-mades, then?
Thankfully, I've been off them for 16 years now (well, off them completely for years 4 years...
For what it's worth Wizz are starting a new flight from Luton in October. Not much good for Luxor and also a lousy arrival time back into Luton. But the fare is really cheap.
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Synchronicity knocking....
In this weeks Private Eye.... 8)
Another way of getting cash from tourists is to screw them on departure. OK it's not much £2.50 but it's the principal of it.
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I think it's fair to say that most, if not all, countries charge a tourist tax of some description. Many charge entry and/or exit tax and some have more local tax which is payable at point of...
I haven't been on the forum for ages and our last visit to our favourite travel destination was back in June 2018.
We had to take a package which allowed us to fly from Manchester or Liverpool and...
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Are there no flights into Hurghada Choccy? The coach trip across the desert can be quite interesting, especially if you book the front seats in advance.
Cleaning out stuff came across this and just had to share it, Had me in stitches, look at the prices 2 bloody mary’s in the royal bar at the winter palace… Abdulla, the calash driver with the ‘gammy...
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Sit down and consider the current costs in Luxor. You might need to take a bit more dosh this time!!
I flew into Cairo airport yesterday evening and was getting more and more confused because although the airlines had changed there flight times to accommodate the clocks going forward by one hour on...
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"I was worried to see all these mechanics going in and out of the cockpit"
It can be rather disconcerting!
I well remember once changing from EgyptAir to Sinai Airways (or Sinai Air?) at Cairo,...
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