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A Man’s Gotta Do What A Man’s Gotta Do – Part II – April 2021
Where I left the story of our street – it was supposed to be tarmacadamed by Aug 2020 at the latest…. On the morning of the 7th April our street finally woke up to the early morning sound of front […]
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Mara House UPDATE March 2021
Hi 🙂 This is just a quick update – wow! I hardly realised so much time has passed since I did a post here! I just want to remind visitors that we are all alive and well.  It has been […]
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A Man’s Gotta Do What A Man’s Gotta Do!
Luxor was dug up in 2017 to install natural gas in all the homes – great! However, 3 years later our street is one of the last streets in Luxor still waiting for tarmacadam. This is the story of the […]
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Community Life Winding Down in Egypt
There seems to be a statement from the Egyptian Cabinet almost every hour on something or other. Definitely doing their best to keep on top of the situation, keep people informed without causing total panic. Seems to be working. If […]
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“It’s Like Riding a Bicycle” – Not!
Amr brought my new bike home last night – all bright and shiny. I had set my alarm for 5am, then breakfast of porridge and fruit because I’ve been told it’s good for cholesterol (and mine is way too high). […]
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Egypt March 2020 – Coronavirus (COVID-9)
Maybe when I’m dead some people will say I was an entrepreneur. What’s that? Dictionary definition “a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.” Yes, I been trying to do […]
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Slow Travel in Egypt – good idea or not?
Slow Travel is a phrase that was new to me until recently One thing many solo travelers say to me early in our correspondences re trips is “I don’t want to spend my time rushing around from temple to temple, […]
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Winter Weather in Egypt
I was just going to send a quick email to the guests booked into Mara House from now (mid-Dec) to the end of January. But then I decided to just write a post on it. When we think of Egypt […]
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