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According to the Associated Press, “Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual ceremonies on the site at...
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A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push. Wittgenstien......8)
On my roof and decided by the amount of laden 'homes from Cairo it was Coptic Time, my mate William confirmed tomorrow for seven days it's all happening at 'Mar-Girgis (St George) Monastery near the...
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So what do they believe in ? The full moon or 1O1O1O or 111111 next it will be 121212....'spare me the ramblings of the moonies..........8)
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate...
Ive only just heard but 3 days ago Sky Cruise Balloons nearly had a bad accident, apparently the balloon went acroos the nile due to the wind currents, the balloon hit another current which took the...
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I don't blame you Mimimay. What a strange experience to take off lying down. I don't think I would ever do another balloon flight as I didn't really enjoy it all that much.
It seems that a certain portion of my family are to visit Luxor, at the end of November, they are to stay at the Movenpick. they usually stay at the Winter Palace, however there seems to be alot of...
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I would recommend climbng the steps from Deir el Medina, taking whatever photographs you want to from the top, but descending to the north of Deir el Bahri, as my guests did last year. Absolutely no...
My nephew and a friend were travelling from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai in NW Thailand the other week and were involved in an accident - luckily only one broken finger - the insurance company refused to...
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Thanks for your post Shareen
I suppose I did not explain myself enough.. 8) (Ive just woke up so this might not read good) :lol:
I did say proper tour company, meaning a place like Jollys, Karnak...
I've just come across this.....anyone know anything about it?
'On Monday evening, tour guides in Luxor a peaceful demonstration in front of the Directorate of Security, to denounce the security slip...
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In essence, the powers that be have promised the tour guides that some extra security will be in place within about 4 days. If nothing is done by next Wednesday, the tour guides are intending to...
In my opinion several things that have come along together has made the situation in Luxor/Egypt what it is. Obviously the global economic downturn was always going to result in fewer vistors to...
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Angela, I think the nightclubs are way outside of the Medina ...(I do think Marrakesh probably has designer shops out in the New Town, which is a more modern shopping and living area.....whereas I...
A group of farmers are holding 360 tourists, mostly German, hostage in Edfu until their demands are met. They are armed with weapons and agricultural tools.
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There was far more than Youm 7 reporting it. Many Egyptian papers including al-Ahram did.
I'm back - been reading forum but not posting for a while. Found this interesting article just now, and thought I'd share it....
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It is such a shame that when the government in Egypt are demanding such high prices for the drinks outlets on the sites, hence the high price for a coffer etc, the Ram pays little or nothing for its...
been to luxor before but on package hollidy so know a little about airport this time sorted it myself . is it ok to get a taxi to st george hotel. where are they parked, how much do i pay, do i...
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Too avoid hassle, make some arrangement beforehand, Your hotel may offer a taxi service or you can try the service mentioned above.
The next time I come to Luxor I'll probably be arriving via Hurghada - is the duty free shop there the same as in Luxor ie you can buy your duty free after landing. Also is there a duty Free shop in...
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There are three options for Duty Free in Hurghada that I know of BB but there may well be more. There is a shop at the airport, much like Luxor, but I have sometimes arrived and found it closed....
My wife and I went to Luxor for the fortnight of end of June beginning of July and promised to report how it all went on here. Here goes an honest account of our personal experiences.
We spent two...
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]Yer, thanks for the write up Stu, I think you will agree, once you have been to Luxor a couple of times, things are much easier, especially the hassle.
I hope to visit next month, i was wondering does anyone know how long the Tourist Visa lasts for now and how and where you can have it extended if needs be.
Thanks
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When I went for my visa immediately after the protests in January. I was only given a 6 month visa and told they wouldn't issue a longer one as things may change. I recently went back and the only...
I am aware of the 2008 price list which I believe to be relatively correct still today in part although for taxi fares etc especially from the airport in to town has there been any increase? What is...
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I have a medium size (17) workforce (less than 25% of MDs). We are paying above the local rate as we want good staff who are loyal and want to hold onto their jobs. Also many of them are...
A friend of mine who lives in Cairo, said he was walking to the tv studio in the centre of Cairo the other night, (he is a film director)and he was mugged for his cigarettes, he says he no longer...
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I'm coming with CozDragon for 3 nights on Saturday so it will be interesting to see how things are in Luxor.
We have people in Hurghada saying that tourists don't feel safe without the police on the...
Just goes to show It can strike anyone anywhere.......but some sound advice in this article on travellers diarrhoea........washing lettuce in whiskey eh? Hehe
I have always been suspicious about the...
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Peter Carrigan is the (I think) british witty reporter on the egypt daily news and among his other gems are the definitive expat shopping list and others :)
I got back last Thursday after a week in Luxor and thanks to this forum I had an even better time than normal. Brian Yare and others gave recommendations of places to eat on the West Bank and I tried...
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If your namoosa bite turns into a bump don't ask an egyptian to feel it - he'll be looking for an elephant as 'feel' is egyptian for elephant.
Well,we arrived back in the UK late last night after two weeks visiting our family and what a two weeks it has been. On the very first morning after we arrived my Mother in Law collapsed and she has...
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Yes Stan compared to the hospital I was in many years ago in Kenya the International was 100 times better but that still doesn't make it acceptable.
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