Travel Guide to Egypt
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Communication Problems in Egypt – how to converse
When people speaking different native languages come together misunderstandings are common – sometimes you don’t know you are having two different convesations in Egypt!
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Relaxation in Egypt
When I first moved to Luxor in 2003 and wanted to buy material/cloth, curtains, sheets, house furniture etc. I had to go to Cairo for them. Anything available in Luxor was NOTHING even remotely near what I needed. Finding a […]
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Abdeen Palace, Medieval Cairo, (Egypt Group Tour – Day 11)
Abdeen Palace Our last day 🙁 Abdeen was late opening (but at least it was open!) which threw out our schedule a little and our restaurant insisted we eat at 12 noon because they had a big group arriving so […]
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Cave Church, Garbage City & Islamic Museum of Art (Egypt Group Tour – Day 10)
First stop this morning was Garbage City and the Cave Church at Moquattam Hills. Next stop was supposed to be Abdeen Palace but it was closed…what to do? Well, we are good at dealing with changes here in Egypt so […]
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Saqqara Temple & Sufi Dance (Egypt Group Tour – Day 8)
We had planned to fly Aswan to Cairo this morning, check into the Steigenberger El Tahrir again and have a relaxing day until time for the Sufi dance this evening. But we are always ready to change plans and go […]
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Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples (Egypt Group Tour – Day 6)
From the Nile Cruise Boat we visit Temples at Edfu and Kom Ombo – the Temples along the Nile are great and to hear the stories of the temples from the guides adds another dimension to them.
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Luxor’s West Bank (Egypt Group Tour – Day 5)
Our group tour to the West Bank of Luxor includes the 5 main sites. Time to visit the special tombs of Seti I,Nefertari and King Tut, which are now open (perhaps for limited time)
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Abydos and Dendera Temples (Egypt Group Tour – Day 4)
Abydos and Dendera are the most exciting, mysterious and best preserved Temples in Egypt – Day 4 of our Mara House Luxor Group Tour – Diary of a Tour
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