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Egypt – How bad is it, really?
Much of the media is focusing us on the negative so I am going to try to shine a little light and balance!! But to understand we need to be willing to take a deep breath and leave our emotions […]
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Autumn has finally arrived in Luxor – yippee!
6.45 am this morning, 22 degrees celsius and I was woken up by a giant balloon passing before my eyes….what was it? Just one of the early morning balloon flights coming into land on the next street……. – supposed to […]
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Searching for something of Ancient Egypt? See with the eyes of a child!
Over the years I had been coming to Egypt and especially since I came to live here in 2003 I had become curious about the actual people whom we refer to as the “Ancient Egyptians” (Even in school I could […]
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Egypt, Ramadan Rant – Turning night into day
As the days go by I spend more and more time thinking to myself “I don’t know, I just don’t know” What is Ramadan? I’m not really sure. I know it is both a difficult time and a wonderful time […]
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A bag of SAND is replacing my luggage on the plane?
Isn’t it wonderful? Just when you think you’ve heard it all – along comes a revelation like this.I’ve been under the impression that the airlines were trying to conserve fuel (for the sake of the environment) so they wanted us […]
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New Metro Store in Luxor -CHAOS!
Metro Supermarket opened in Luxor last night…..much to everyone’s delight and mine….until I tried to buy some stuff there today! It’s fantastic….cheaper prices across the board, great selection of everything from fruit to household cleaners BUT especially welcome to me […]
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