My Life in Egypt
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From Talaat Haarb to State Security Offices in Nasr City
Mara
Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
Cairo 5.3.2011 – It’s 7pm and Talaat Haarb St. is turning into one big market place. Now that the street traders don’t have to run from the police who used to go around chasing them from the streets and confiscating […]
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Egypt – America – Europe etc. We are all connected.
Mara
Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
I don’t know if I am becoming more enlightened about the world or just succumbing to manipulation from what I read on the net and see on the TV. So for anyone reading my ramblings please bear with me if […]
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Erasing Mubarak – Custodians of History
Mara
Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
There is a movement afoot to take the name of “Mubarak” and that of his wife “Suzanne” of buildings, streets etc. – mostly in Cairo at the moment. I do hope this won’t go too far. It is what we […]
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Muslim Brotherhood 1st open conference in Luxor 1 March 2011
Mara
Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
The Muslim Brotherhood held an open-air open meeting tonight which started at 6pm in front of Luxor Temple. There were an estimated 2,500 – 3,000 people in attendance. Two other observations – first the noticeable total absence of the army […]
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Streets of Luxor 3pm on 1st. March 2011
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Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
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Difference between Western & Egyptian Societies
Mara
Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
Many times guests have asked me the differences between Western and Egyptian ways of life, thinking etc. and it is a subject one could talk about and analyse for hours. But today I found this on the net and I […]
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Sick of it all and challenging the Revolutionaries!
Mara
Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
Checked out the news this morning and was dismayed, to say the least, to read that there was trouble in Tahrir last night. Apparently about 3,000 (according to the media report) decided to stay there last night in defiance of […]
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Where does Egypt stand today Friday 18 Feb.
Mara
Hi, I'm from Ireland and I built Mara House, a small, family run, unique boutique hotel in Luxor in 2003.....My promise is to deliver quality service, traditional food, comfort, enjoyable experiences, up-front pricing, no hidden extras.....PLUS I answer all your emails personally..... I provide professional, qualified tour guides who do NOT divert you to shops, restaurants etc. for commission.....We are best suited to people who like to be taken care of from airport entry to airport departure, people who want to avoid hassle, scams and tourist traps.....You deal directly with me and Mara House is NOT bookable via TripAdvisor nor any other online hotel website.Hope you find my travel info helpful -//.. MaraLatest posts by Mara (see all)
- Tipping in Egypt - 21/06/2019
- Feeling Grateful… - 11/03/2019
- Ibn Tulun Mosque & Noah’s Ark - 20/12/2018
It is Friday the 18th – By the way President Mubarak stepped down on the 11th Feb, which reads 11022011 – it is a palindrome (meaning you can read it backwards as well as forwards). So, now 8 days since […]
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