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Protected: Luxor City – photos from my morning cycle
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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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Feeling Grateful…
I haven’t written here for a while. My life has been a bit hectic between family, travel and business. But I woke up this morning in Mara House, Luxor. I have been back exactly 4 weeks yesterday and it has […]
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December is Selling out FAST – EGYPT
I say this every year and every year there are some people still disappointed. December, especially the two weeks either side of Christmas Day 25 Dec are the busiest days of the entire year in Egypt. If you are hoping […]
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“Tourists Return to Egypt as Prices Fall & Security Improves”
Hmmm beware the headline here. Before reading my opinion please check out the full article in the Financial Times Tourists Return to Egypt as Prices Fall & Security Improves If the link does not open you will find the article […]
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2017 You Need to Book Early for Cairo
If you are intending to make a last minute trip to Cairo and/or trying to find a Nile Cruise between November 2017 and end of Feb 2018 my best advice is that you complete and confirm your booking immediately. Over […]
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Rising Cost of Egyptian Holidays
The overnight devaluation of the Egyptian pound a few months ago meant a short term ‘bargain basement’ bonanza for foreign tourists coming here. The value of the Egyptian Pound to the dollar was halved, which meant that tourists were able […]
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