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Christmas is coming and present buying is in progress. If you are buying anything through Amazon then please remember the Luxor4u shop. The costs and discounts are exactly...
The world laments the rock an' roll legend Chuck Berry. Even the former president of the US, Obama, has posted his condolences. But in 1962 he was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison...
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No problem with that John, you were not to blame. A similar incident happened to me at a famous club venue near to Southport when I was twenty. Got swinging with a girl that actually looked a tad...
In a second attempt to encourage cycling culture in Egyptian streets, Egypt has introduced bike lanes as an attempt to develop a cycling infrastructure.
Social media users have...
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If people had a proper job and worked hard, they could afford cars..... ;)
This isnt 1950 anymore.... :cg
We had a travel writer staying at the hotel last night with his family. He had just come back from Aswan where they had attempted to go and have tea at the Old Cataract. They weren’t allowed in. The...
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To reminisce:
About 25 years ago on my first visit to Egypt I decided that I should try
The Old Cataract. I flew from Cairo and arrived at the hotel about midday.
A rather surly receptionist signed...
For anyone who can get it there is a new programme showing on the PBS America channel on Wednesday at 9 pm called ‘The Secrets of Highclere Castle’ (Sky & Freesat)
The trailer says it all really, the...
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Thanks for that Horus, past a very pleasant hour, although at times I did wonder if MT had been responsible for the sub titling. :lol:
I managed to find a version on You Tube without the sub titles.
A driving habit that particularly annoys me is getting stiffer penalties in the UK as of today. A change in the law means that the current penalty for a driver using a mobile phone whilst on the move...
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Do you need seatbelt when riding on the petrol tank of a motorbike, or in fact the luggage rack of same motorbike, do you need superglue on the seat if you ride side saddle. Oh there are so many ways...
I was JUST wondering what people think about these Chelsea tractors cars ?
This one specifically may be of interest to a former ex, ex Pat ? 8)
Lovely colour by the way...... :up
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My XJS was easy to get in and out of, especially when the roof was back. But a sod when the roof was up. It's because you have to get down and into them, the seat well is very low.
CNN are reporting Christians in the Sinai Region are fleeing due to ISIS killings and executions. Could the Sinai become the new ISIS calafate? There are plenty of ISIS fighters in the area and many...
At 12.15pm our flight leaves Luxor for Cairo International Airport, the hub of traffic and travelers around the World. Tickets booked cases packed, then two hours wait for connection flight out to...
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3. Eligibility
You’ll qualify for Winter Fuel Payment if:
you were born on or before 5 May 1953 (for winter 2016 to 2017 - this date changes every year)
you lived in the UK throughout the week of 19...
Has anyone got photo's of today's Luxor please ready for my new site. All the photos on the net are old showing the place full of tourists. Also want now and then photos. I have hundreds of the...
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It was written many years ago, I believe I first read it in the 1960's! Her books stand the test of time well, and I re-read them every 5 years or so - got them all on my Kindle. My absolute...
Either you didn't realise the implications, understand the problems or not given the right information. So says Tony Blair about the out voters in the EU referendum.
More or less you were all too...
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It was the mechanical one on the outside of the track Newcastle, ;) the dog really had stopped for a crap :D :lol: :lol:
There is is an excellent free app for android and possibly iPhone called Skyview Free.
Install the app then run it and point your android device at the sky and it will identify all the stars and...
Starting next Sunday on itv here in the UK there is a new series starting about tutankamun, are any of you locals staring in it ?I remember watching one a few years ago and spotting L4u members such...
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At least I denote obvious fiction as bizarre .....rather than spouting it on here as 'secret knowledge' - known only to me and my MI6 cronies (ahem !) - as fact. :a8:
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