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What is it like to live in Luxor? Share your experiences of Luxor's culture.
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Useful Telephone Numbers
by Countessa » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:45 pm
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Ambulance
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Police
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Directory Enquiries
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Luxor International Hospital
2387196/2387192/2379629
Pharmacy
El-Desoky: 373999/0106682156
Supermarkets
Omar Market: 2387001 (free...
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We will hold a village party Hepzi, has a thank you for their respect and help over the past 7 years, regarding my last thing to do, it will not need a blue touch paper, just a string around the head...
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Last post by Major Thom
Fri Dec 16, 2016 2:29 pm
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Visas to stay in Luxor long-term
by Connie Tindale » Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:29 pm
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Revised September 2005
You can get a visa extension that will allow you to live in Luxor for one year simply by taking your passport, a photocopy of the main details from your passport (main page...
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WI, Australia has always been a bit of a thorn in the side unless you are an Asylum Seeker.
To get a Visa to emigrate and work in Australia is around 16,000 English pounds, but for an English person...
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Last post by Chocolate Eclair
Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:47 am
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Photo Gallery for Finding Places
by Winged Isis » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:00 am
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On Mrs D's post about Arkwrights, someone kindly posted a photo, which I have printed to bring with me to make finding it easier. Could someone please post one of Omar's and the other food stores and...
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I cant open them either! :cry:
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Last post by Zooropa
Sun May 26, 2013 4:12 pm
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Tuesday talat day!
by Who2 » Tue Jul 16, 2019 4:59 pm
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So, it's my mates day off it's a Tuesday it's a day of talking buissiness and sh*t and getting 'fish-moch'd (pi**ed)
My 'newest bestest best friend just turned up Marwa, a*se kicker good friend of...
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This date palm 'nakla is opposite our bridge.
I once offered 2000le to buy it and give it to Aida as a Christmas present.
These date palms produce kilo's of dates, plus I was going to rig up a...
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Last post by Who2
Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:47 pm
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scaffolding
by carrie » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:21 pm
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Yes it's arrived, Wandering round Luxor today I saw TWO building with proper scaffolding, proper stuff not the broken down bits of wood cobbled together. :up
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Thats correct A4, normally scaffolding the client pays to have it errected and pays a rental on it for while ever it is required, the client then pays to have it taken down. By law the scaffold has...
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Last post by A-Four
Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:12 pm
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How hot is the West Bank?
by Major Thom » Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:45 am
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I bet a lot of people are swealtering after the 8am to 5pm power outage on the West Bank yesterday. What was the problem to warrent a 9 hour power cut, there must have been one hell of a problem, or...
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No wonder his chocky biscuits melted.
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Last post by carrie
Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:25 pm
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People evicted, homes destroyed besides Avenue of the Rams.
by DJKeefy » Wed May 29, 2019 2:39 am
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People evicted, homes destroyed near Karnak besides Avenue of the Rams. :(
Google translate:
Abu League Dawn today
A huge number of Egyptian Police forces have moved along with the tanks and large...
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My lawyer Ahmed (telly star) is hot on this.
He said to me the other day 'they are not even getting the money...
Mind you, when they built those houses it was on government land anyway.. 8)
Sad but...
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Last post by Who2
Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:41 pm
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Saturday Morning Shopping..
by Who2 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:23 pm
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It's become a regular thing me our mate the 'translator and Mr 'Gruin (camel beard) and we hit the shops.
We have the regular visits, know every shop seller we visit we know them all well, it's...
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Woke and 3.30 am, ffs so worked on comp and then woke again again at 9.30, 'Im late...'la whaala!
Not a good outlook...
We had a bit of fun bought two budgies as my love-bird 'num nums died last...
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Last post by Who2
Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:17 pm
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renewing uk passport online.
by Dusak » Sat Jun 08, 2019 6:55 am
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If anyone has used this system to renew their passport, can you tell me roughly how long it takes to have it returned from point of receiving it at the office for renewal. And which is better, Fed-EX...
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He wont have an old passport you have to send that off with the application.
I do have the old passport carrie, they returned it with the new one, but they cut the corner off to prevent it being...
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Last post by newcastle
Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:19 am
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Visas
by carrie » Sun May 19, 2019 1:18 pm
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Sorry to raise the dreaded topic once again but a friend has to renew his visa shortly and his rental contract runs out in 3 weeks. He has no intention of renewing it because he is going to move to...
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Don't worry A4, I have been doing this job far too long not to know who is who and where their allegiances lie and of course the motives behind most posts when they are made. It’s always worth...
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Last post by Horus
Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:02 am
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Back to Normal?
by BENNU » Fri Jun 14, 2019 10:58 pm
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Just as I had forgotten how things used to be when Luxor attracted more visitors, a tourist was having a fresh juice at The Nile. Her hostile glance when I smiled at her let me know that she was...
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Bennu you've summed it up perfectly. I wonder how much money they pay these gigolos for 5 minutes of fun!!!
Probably all the money they received after their husbands died.
I mean, who doesn't need...
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Last post by Who2
Sat Jun 15, 2019 12:45 pm
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Illiteracy
by carrie » Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:20 pm
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I broke a favorite ornament the other day and wanted to buy some glue to see if I could fix it. A friend told me what glue was in Arabic as usual I forgot but I had also asked for it to be written...
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I agree Hatusu but you must remember teachers haven't much incentive to teach in schools. Teachers earn much more by giving private lessons.
A friend of mine, a teacher, said he was sending his child...
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Last post by carrie
Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:33 pm
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Living in London..
by Who2 » Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:30 pm
I know we all here are pretty aufait with Balloons, but this is pretty impressive...... 8)
This years Lord Mayors bit of fun, oops! it's a Regatta.
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Last post by Who2
Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:30 pm
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Heat Wave
by carrie » Wed May 22, 2019 10:38 pm
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Going to be very hot in Luxor for the next few days. Pity those who are doing Ramadan.
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Even here in Cyprus we have overnight lost our rainy weather ( the most rain ever recorded during Winter months) the temperature yesterday and forcast for the next 3 days have reached 41C after 12...
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Last post by Major Thom
Fri May 31, 2019 5:32 am
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Fatal Accident
by Major Thom » Fri May 24, 2019 12:58 pm
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I heard that 3 young people were killed tragically in a Luxor traffic accident 2 days ago. Was this on the West Bank or in the City?
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Driving around Welsh mountain roads once,
my old man skidded to a halt right in front of a large hole in the road with two guys
in the hole with shovels and an old 'copper leaning over watching...
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Last post by Who2
Thu May 30, 2019 8:57 pm
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Flame trees.
by carrie » Sat May 18, 2019 10:29 am
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I was sad to read on here that the flame trees along the road from the bridge had all been cut down. Happily I am glad to say that reports of their demise are greatly exaggerated :D :D :D I have just...
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Yes she was Hepzi, you can see her in the above video clip.
Just watched it. I was using my phone when I posted earlier and the clip wouldn't show.
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Sun May 19, 2019 3:42 pm
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CIMAMASR TO BUILD STREET CINEMAS
by Winged Isis » Wed May 15, 2019 11:15 pm
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Here's hoping for Luxor.
CIMAMASR TO BUILD STREET CINEMAS IN 27 GOVERNORATES ACROSS EGYPT
The beginning of a second Golden Age for Egyptian cinema?
CAIROSCENE TEAM
15/05/2019 16:23
Who doesn't...
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I don't know if anyone remembers the cinema that used to be on Station street what a flea pit that was. I have been to the cinema in Cairo and that wasn't a very happy experience what with the mobile...
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Last post by carrie
Sat May 18, 2019 10:33 am
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Tourist Police contact details
by Annie » Mon May 13, 2019 1:41 pm
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Does anyone have a phone number for the tourist police and do you know if their English is good when I phone them?
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Re your comments:Ahmed El Badry
I have had quite a few lawyers in the UK & here, I have never had a problem with any of them.
And paid them all very little monies.
Ahmed I have known for over 20...
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Last post by Who2
Wed May 15, 2019 9:59 am
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Ramadan Kareem.
by carrie » Sun May 05, 2019 7:47 am
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Well last year I spent Ramadan in Turkey a Muslim country as it is here and I would never have known it was Ramadan. Everyone went about their daily business just as usual. The restaurants, cafe's...
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Yes, I remember how surprised you were that everything was just as usual! I've heard many of the Ex-Pats here say that no-one fasts - they're totally wrong! Many people DO fast, but make no fuss...
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Last post by Yildez
Sun May 05, 2019 10:49 am
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Opera Aida - 2019
by HEPZIBAH » Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:11 pm
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It has been announced on a Facebook page that the opera Aida is to be performed in Luxor in 2019. Now, I'm not actually holding my breath on this event - I understand that the last time this was...
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They are.. :-) I am teaching my 8 year old Grandson how to fly his drone he had for XMas and control it from is Mobile phone..
He has mastered the art of hitting the emergency landing button when he...
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Last post by John Landon
Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:36 am
