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What is it like to live in Luxor? Share your experiences of Luxor's culture.
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Garbage Music Band
by carrie » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:49 am
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Yildez has just drawn my attention (thank you Y) to a you tube film of this group playing. I think it's brilliant. Check it out v=Cy6QbigKg8 (sybol for and which I cant find)t=2s
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Carrie, just press the exclemation mark that is with the 'like' button. That will alert Admin/Keefy.
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:43 am
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A late Apology..
by Who2 » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:33 am
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Please pass this message on
Our monthly Artisan Market will now be held tomorrow
Monday 30th September
J 'n' A xxxx
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To late for me Who just been down there.
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Last post by carrie
Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:29 am
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It's that time of the Year....
by Who2 » Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:42 am
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The time has come to give the 'old adobe a haircut wash-up and brush-up.
Ready for the coming festive winter season..
Village 'Omda (hard-man) Sabar...(tree-surgeon) ?
Half way through the day,...
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Is that the new house that was being built? what a shame it has blocked the great view you had over the cultivation. :(
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Last post by Horus
Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:24 am
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World Tourism Day -Luxor Fri 27 Sept
by newcastle » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:55 pm
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Celebrations of WORLD TOURISM DAY
Invitation
On the occasion of the
WORLD TOURISM DAY
Luxor governorate cordially invites you to attend celebrations of WORLDTOURISM DAY on Friday, September...
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Yeah and pigs will fly.
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Last post by carrie
Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:30 pm
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Now, I didn't know that!
by Who2 » Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:11 am
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Well as it's late summer I still sleep on the ground floor.
I move upstairs at the end of this month so rarely wake at 5am.
Balloons ? I never knew that they had been suspended.... 8)
Ps: Forget...
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Bins emptied every other day, how awful! I couldn't believe it when I visited Yildez lately to see a small skip at the end of her immaculate street, that was emptied at least three times a day.
No...
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Last post by carrie
Sun Sep 22, 2019 9:26 am
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Looking for a Camera.....
by Who2 » Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:14 am
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My camera has finally given up the ghost, the third from 'Crack-Converters.
They were dead cheap as mobiles became popular.
So does anyone know of a camera shop in Luxor or a cash-converter type...
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It's surfing the net my IQ has improved no-end....I mean I looked up Paranoiac Critical Interpretation this morning.
It came to me in a dream something 'big-nose once said looking up at our...
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Last post by Who2
Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:04 pm
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Who the hell s hiding what in this s---hole
by Major Thom » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:47 pm
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We have just heard from a friend in Luxor that she has been admitted to hospital with a second bout of food poisoning in 3 weeks thus making the trip to visit us impossible. They messaged us from...
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I raised this very subject last night with a few ladies over a few drinks in a WB bar..
Interesting conversation to say the least.... 8)
Ps: Ignoring the collective of archaeologists having dinner...
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Last post by newcastle
Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:53 pm
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TFI Friday..
by Who2 » Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:23 am
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Or Juma in our words.
When the 30 odd workforce start to clean their shovels & cement mixer opposite, you know prayer time is close.
Once they have all departed....
As a howadja I keep working,...
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Bougainvillea, one of my favourite plants, looks really nice :up
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Last post by Horus
Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:56 am
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Tuesday Drinks Day!
by Who2 » Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:49 am
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Full house yesterday for drinkies 8 or 9 guests.
One a surprise,.....
and I'll give you a clue:
Ps: They are also moving the ferry terminals 'sshh....
'You'd be surprised and the depth & breadth...
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Is it parked anywhere near Jeffery Epstein's Lear-Jet ? 8)
I suspect he's probably on some tropical island hideaway for the conveniently dead high profile people , keeping Prince Andrews Beach chair...
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Last post by John Landon
Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:09 pm
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Egyptian expiernce resort in Luxor Owners Call URGENT
by Adam09 » Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:18 pm
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Hello All
I am an owner of an apartment in the Egyptian experience resort in Luxor. For the last 6 Month I have been conducting an investigation in to the service charges applied by the company and...
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My Uncle served as an MP in Cairo too John, he met his wife there, they had both joined the army during the war. They married in Cairo and photos of them, her in her white wedding dress, standing in...
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Last post by John Landon
Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:08 pm
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The Old Ladies House.
by Who2 » Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:55 pm
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Iv'e always been interested in this house and it's history.
I remember seeing one of the old ladies standing behind their caged entrance observing passing life.
They discovered a totally...
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Don't think this report is about the old ladies house near the ferry but the man who built the large villa on the land now occupied by the Bella Donna Hotel further up than the Novotel.
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Last post by carrie
Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:13 am
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Maps
by carrie » Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:51 pm
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Years ago Stan used Google Earth to download photos of Luxor he stuck them all together and made a map that was about one meter by half a meter.
I bought one off him at the time but after searching I...
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Pss: If you were wondering about the bronze pestle & mortar on the table ? It's for cracking walnuts...'simples..
Yeah right!
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Last post by newcastle
Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:34 pm
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Flies in your hair.
by carrie » Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:45 am
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Yesterday coming back on the ferry there was the usual guy trying to sell his bits and bobs to the passengers. Just lately it has been potato peelers but yesterday we had a change, nit combs. Quite a...
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A Danish kindergarten teacher once told me that they trusted tea trea oil to prevent or treat cases of flies in your hair.
I do not believe that is available in Egypt.
Tea tree oil shampoo is a...
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Last post by newcastle
Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:20 pm
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Thebes Hotel
by carrie » Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:07 am
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Went there yesterday to watch the sunset from the roof and have dinner. We were very disappointed to find that the hotel is having major work done, no food available and the place just a building...
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I just asked, the answer was that perhaps you should wait a little longer, though you are always welcome! :lol:
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Last post by BENNU
Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:22 pm
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Tuesday! drinks day..
by Who2 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 11:26 am
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It's Talat means Iv'e got guests coming, cleaning, washing, ice, 'ect and out with compressed air gun and have begun refurbishing the 'fire eaten shed.
Sent Mo the Jeep off to the the old man in...
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We have bought Boogies from that guy. Same planting instructions and they all grew away well. However in the early days I removed the tin from one and carefully arranged the roots in the hole. It...
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Last post by BBLUX
Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:56 pm
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Wenkies
by carrie » Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:07 am
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Well it looks like Wenkies is going to close in October. Don't go there a lot but often on the ferry I dream about what flavours I am going to order when I get there. Marzipan? Doum? Strawbery? The...
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Oh Oh ! Tourists wising up about our fake stories.. Damnit, We aill have to become even more creative.. ;)
The Welsh Roswell story is a great one, ( llandrillo ) You can get people hooked on that...
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Last post by John Landon
Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:35 am
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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
