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Islamic Museum of Art
The “Islamic Museum of Art” is a much too limiting name for this outstanding museum in my opinion. When I first visited it, I could not believe I had lived in Egypt for over 8 years and had never heard […]
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TripAdvisor – lesson in stupidity
Following up on my TripAdvisor saga. Just another example to illustrate how they don’t appear to either read/comprehend what they are doing regarding reviews nor have an internal owner account filing system to track what they do to us. This […]
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Dispute with TripAdvisor
The purpose of this post is to record these events and facts to do with our ranking on TripAdvisor. I try to be a positive person, always looking for the silver lining behind the cloud and encouraging everyone else to […]
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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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What is the Best Currency to Take to Egypt?
The currency in Egypt is the Egyptian pound (LE). Don’t change your money before you come to Egypt. You will get a better rate for your dollars etc in Egypt. Euros, dollars and sterling notes are accepted. However, your money […]
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Tired of being treated badly?
My heading might not be 100% appropriate but it’s the best I can come up with just now. I am taking a few days off in a 4 star hotel in the USA. I’m not going to name the hotel […]
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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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Agha Saleem – his foolish wife and lost treasure
Beit Al-Kreitlia, as with all houses of the wealthy and governing families had quarters known as the Hareem where the ladies of the house could relax safely from strangers’ eyes. Agha Saleem’s Secret Treasure Trove The ‘hareem’ at Beit Al-Kreitlia […]
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