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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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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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Fri Dec 16, 2016 2:29 pm
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
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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Sun May 26, 2013 4:12 pm
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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Sun May 19, 2019 3:42 pm
Visas

by carrie » Sun May 19, 2019 1:18 pm

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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Last post by carrie
Sun May 19, 2019 1:18 pm
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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Sat May 18, 2019 10:33 am
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
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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Sun May 05, 2019 10:49 am
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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Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:36 am
Artisan Market

by HEPZIBAH » Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:51 pm

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I'm surprised that this hasn't been posted on Luxor4U yet, considering the idea was floated and expanded here. Never mind - here is the information for those that might be interested.

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Hope I don't get the day wrong for the next one, if it's any use Who to persuade the pork and bacon people I will be buying some if it's available.

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Last post by carrie
Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:05 pm
The difference between "Hassle" and sheer friendliness from a stranger

by hatusu » Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:33 am

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I was sitting on the ferry coming back to the West Bank from a trip to the dentist. I was sitting quietly reading my Kindle next to 2 Egyptian ladies dressed all in the traditional black. One of the...

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It's always happening but no one ever reports good news.I was walking along the lower corniche where they tie up the boats and this lady said hello. She and her daughter were loaded down with kitchen...

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Last post by carrie
Thu Apr 11, 2019 12:25 pm
Modern Luxor

by carrie » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:45 am

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Before Luxor was modernized there used to be a lovely fountain, rather Japanese looking in front of the train station, at the other end of Station street there was a fountain that was replaced with a...

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The man who built all those fountains was one Abdel Hameed Baheri, who also built my house back in 1966.
Quite a character so they say this was his 2nd wife's he had four.
He died in a car crash in...

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Last post by Who2
Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:36 am
Furniture/bathroom shop

by afezoj1976 » Sat Apr 06, 2019 4:16 pm

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Hi, anyone can recommend a furniture and bathroom shops in Luxor? I have a flat to furnish and I must look for things over the internet. Can't find any websites on the net.

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There is an Ikea shop in Cairo, you can look online for furniture etc. and they do deliver to Luxor. Last time I looked things were much more expensive than in the UK and they charged 1000le for...

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Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:57 pm
Information please...

by Who2 » Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:31 am
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Two things, first I am looking for a good optician other than the one in Station St.
Secondly sometime ago someone was looking for a cleaning job on here, my builders are 'relatively competant
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How does one add photos from their gallery ?

In your Gallery or in the Gallery Albums click on the title of the image which will open another page, copy the Image BBCode: and paste that into your...
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Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:23 pm
Tablets for ACE

by hatusu » Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:37 am

In the past 3 months I have been prescribed 2 lots of antiobiotics, one by a doctor, one by my dentist, both of which have made me sick, so have only used one tablet from each box .Its a shame to...

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Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:37 am
Help required

by carrie » Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:20 pm

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Is any one going to the UK in the very near future who would be prepare to post a letter there for me? Will pay the postal cost of course and will leave the letter open so that it can be inspected.

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We are going on the 8th if that is any good?

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Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:01 am
Saturday Morning Shopping...

by Who2 » Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:39 pm

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I went on Monday, just to fool people. Bank full of ars****trying to used their swipecards, patience is a virtue! f**** really ?
Anyhow a great day shopping ended up on Sunset for a well earned...

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Not certain here my dear Dr, but is that character in the photo a relative of your brief, who lives almost on the opposite side of the main road near you,........and no, I don't mean the Mickey-mouse...

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Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:14 pm
Smoke & Tomatoes...

by Who2 » Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:49 pm

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So smoke & tomatoes, they have set light to the scrub, but what is it with Tomatoes ? they come from the South towards Cairo.
Well over 100 trucks per hour, I once got driven through the tomato...

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And there lies the problem, the resin based compound soon gets destroyed with the suns rays over time. that's why its predominately only used for internal works.

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Last post by Dusak
Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:31 am
Classic Fawlty Towers

by hatusu » Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:18 am

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I was on the roof of a small hotel in Gezira, chatting to a friend. Id almost finished a small glass of wine, about half an inch left, so as the waiter, a very young man, was passing I pointed at the...

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All at least you got to keep your wine. Everywhere we go here currently they want to whisk away our glasses when there's still a mouthful or three left! oddly, they always ask if we have finished our...

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Last post by Winged Isis
Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:34 pm
A birthday mystery to solve.

by Dusak » Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:20 am

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Don't know why, as I never do, but checked the birthdays this morning, mine was there, but so was Dave Ryder. The question is, how did it ever get there, created when Dusak was born, but...

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:cake2: Happy Birthday Dusak :cake2:

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Thanks Keefy, just wish I had that many friends, Received the best prezzie, my five day gumboil burst. Having given...

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Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:54 am

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