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City of salt
Injy El-Kashef in Siwa climbs the ruins of history and tastes the flavours of its walls
Siwa, actually, was my mother's idea. About 10 years ago I had taken my parents on a trip to the...
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I think the real crime is that we are all now classed as potential perverts because the law never dealt with the real perverts in the first place. Too many wooly minded liberal types telling us all...
Visas for entry into Egypt can be obtained through the Egyptian Embassies throughout the world. These are usually valid for three months.
As an alternative, entry visas can be obtained at your port...
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Egypt is unsettled right now. I think anything can and does happen. People are stressed. Locals and tourists alike as these are unsettled and stressful time. Nothing is 'predictable' any longer and...
Al-Azhar Park
An oasis in the heart of historic Cairo, is built on 68 feddans (acres) of green land. To enjoy this beautiful place, you only have to pay LE5 (less than...
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Wonderful photos! I'm noting these parks for my next sojourn to Cairo.
CAIRO: The Egyptian Museum will start offering its visitors audio tours starting November, a statement issued by...
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That is exactly what happens in places like the Palace of Versailles :) They set the language up for you before giving you the headset and all it contains is the relevant information about the...
Our discussion about coffee, on another thread, led me to mention some coffee experiences in Aswan during a brief visit in 2010. That set my mind wandering and remembering that trip which followed 10...
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Ruby Slippers
RS, I actually remember that post which was shortly after our visit. You obviously know Aswan very well. As I often say, something mentioned by another member can trigger memories in...
It seems not all is lost but I've heard Fly Egypt are to operate the Birmingham Hughada flight once a week on behalf of Red Sea Holidays as a replacement for the Thomas Cook flight.
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I see the Thomas Cook shops have been taken over by Hays Travel so maybe other parts of the Group may also get buyers. At least a few of the staff will keep their jobs hopefully.
This video shows the working of a scam that targets travellers. Good to watch so as to be aware......
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I think some of the tips may depend on where you're heading to. If you're heading these day to Mexico, for example, best to avoid the border town and maybe head further south to the areas that favour...
I have just read a post on L4U reporting that tourist visas will increase in price from the current $25 to $60 from 1 March.
There has been a considerable drop in revenue from visas since 2011 but is...
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Trinidad used to have an EXIT tax you had to pay on leaving - was $14USD BUT if you wanted to 'go home' you really didn't have much choice.
Am thinking the Egyptians haven't figured that ploy out...
Last Sunday Stan posted an interesting article from The Independent about the low level of visitors to Egypt at the present time. You can read it here:
It prompted me to question whether anyone...
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I just wish that like in days gone by you could call in to see an insurance broker and discuss all the details and quotes face to face. As I said above, to start another quotation online for a...
I get emails from several travel clubs and places and today, for the first time in a long time I got a TOUR offering to Egypt. 10 days from Cairo to Luxor to Sharm but no staying in Luxor just kinda...
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The base salary for a tour guide is 50LE or 60LE/day. There are some good ones that can command a lot more than that but they depend on the tips to actually earn a living.
The much heralded replica of Tutankhamen's burial tomb was officially opened to the public on Wednesday 30 April. I can fully understand why it is necessary to reduce the number of visitors to the...
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I too visited the 'real' thing way back when and was completely thrilled to see the real thing - however it was just me (adult) doing the sweating and the travelling.......BUT.... if I wanted to take...
Has anyone been able to get to the red side ? I have not been able to for a month now, I click on but nothing appears. I am quite sad as I enjoyed the games there, not the same here . . :cry: :cry:...
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I was so pleased to get to the Red, thanks to LLL, I poked around at everything and dragged that photo in - - - and it worked ! ! I do have some good stuff I could post but I dont think Keefy would...
Ever since the Arab Spring, maybe since the economic downturn and now more specifically since the tragic balloon accident tourism in Luxor has been on the down tick. Lots of posts and threads...
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Having just come from Mexico and having been there several times recently over the past 2 yrs I can say with certainty that Mexicans are DIRT POOR. Houses with see through walls, villages with one...
I thought to myself, I knew this was a bad idea . I was officially stuck on top of a camel. Even after two weeks in this scandalous country, I had managed to fall into another obvious scam. A young...
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I think the Egypt we know is Gone with the Wind and probably won't be back. My visits there were prior to any uprisings so I have nothing to compare to the Egypt of today. I just thought this article...
Ive been travelling back and forth to Egypt as most of you know for many years, and i was thinking of all the nice places ive stayed in and why i keep going back, what are your favourite spots , mine...
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