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Women   Cairo

Women, Cairo

 24 Reviews  My cuz and I are both Cypriot muslims and are quite aware of the culture to a certain extent although we are born in London. We had the most uncomfortable week both in our hotel, the Pyramisa and... 

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Taxis Fares   Hurghada

Taxis Fares, Hurghada

 5 Reviews  Taxi drivers will always try to over charge you and rip you off. Never get in an orange cab without correct change as they will pull a fast one on you. You give them a 100LE they will say no that's a... 

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Harrassment   Luxor

Harrassment, Luxor

 21 Reviews  A good hotel in Luxor is a must as it is will be your safe haven away from the 'hassle' tourists often get on the streets and in the town. From the moment you arrive in Luxor EVERYONE wants to be your... 

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Traffic&driving in Alexandria   Alexandria

Traffic&driving in Alexandria, Alexandria

 9 Reviews  There is too much traffic in many streets in Alexandria especially on narrow roads. I have seen it though I cannot take photo with good angle to show you the heavy traffic. I am posting some pictures... 

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Hawkers and hassle   Cairo

Hawkers and hassle, Cairo

 46 Reviews  My husband and I decided to take a short walk to the wonderful Cairo museum and, as mentioned by others here, we were stopped by someone as we looked at our map. He spoke very good English and was... 

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Sun Dangers   Hurghada

Sun Dangers, Hurghada

 5 Reviews  The sun in Hurgada is very hot,, make sure your protected from the sun stroke. A friend of mine got a sun stroke after getting a sun tan at the beach. We found a Japanese drink "POCARI SWEAT" sold at... 

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Theft and scams   Luxor

Theft and scams, Luxor

 7 Reviews  Be careful how you handle horse carriage rides in and around Luxor. Sometimes the driver may stop at a gift shop to get you to buy souvenirs along the way. (This scam has been planned and thought out... 

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Traffic   Cairo

Traffic, Cairo

 55 Reviews  There's Three kinds of cabs in Cairo: The Black and Whites are usually Fiat Lada's, they have black doors and white Fenders. They don't have air conditioning, and they don't have meters. If you're... 

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Diarrhea   Hurghada

Diarrhea, Hurghada

 3 Reviews  If you have a sensitive stomach, be sure that you'll catch diarrhea. You are most likely to suffer, but you can buy a local medicine called ENTOCID 1, in any pharmacy. There are some bacteria that we... 

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The Climate   Luxor

The Climate, Luxor

 6 Reviews  We hadn't anticipated just how hot the sun woulld get in Luxor and although we took two full bottles of factor 50 sun block we soon ran out. I went to a local chemist and bought some Nivea factor 60... 

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Airport and Luggage   Cairo

Airport and Luggage, Cairo

 17 Reviews  We had a wonderful trip to a fantastic sea side resort in el Quseir. We had a driver supplied by the resort to collect us from and return us to Hurghada airport. When we arrived at the airport on our... 

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Water   Cairo

Water, Cairo

 18 Reviews  It is always safer to buy bottled water than to attempt to drink from the tap. The water is frequently over chlorinated, or smells of sewage. Likewise avoid the river. If taking a trip on a felucca or... 

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Climate   Cairo

Climate, Cairo

 9 Reviews  If you are visiting in the winter, don't just take shorts and T shirts - it can be quite chilly in Cairo in the early mornings and evenings, and you will certainly need to visit the Pyramids early if... 

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con men & el alamein hidden dangers

by peterocnnor

1/ when in cairo & strolling around taking in the site's if approached by someone who inquiries about your holiday & how you find cairo . he will say a your from ireland (ie only ) and say he has been there and that his sister or maybe daughter has a wedding 2morrow or the day after that &then invite u 2 it. then he will say come to my place or home when u arrive you will find he has a brother who sell's egytian art on papyrus paper or carpets and try and sell u something .it can b a diffcult & akward situation once inside the place . so bcareful & avoid this if u can by politley using small talk & say your in a hurry and maybe some other time2/ if you travel to egypt to alexandria or just a visit in general and decide to visit el alamein but hire a private taxi instead of gonig with a proper tour orgainizer or group bcareful around certain place's the panzers graveyard & or the old...

HAwkers!!!! attack

by janke_M

lol as if the husslers on the street arent innoying enough constantly in your face to buy things- dont think that if you are on the nile you are safe.. they came out of no where started throwing things on our boat trying to get us to buy things- although it was entertaining, you cant escape!

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Flu Season! here, in beautiful Egypt.

by timwallick

Heres a bit of light reading on a certain health issue, within wonderful Egypt currently.If your planing to travel. i suggest you look through the material on the links provided below you will need to click on the middle east section then Egypt for the country specific information. It would be advisable to research all the specific countrys you plan to visit during your trip.I would also suggest you speak directly to your travel doctor for their input on the related issue of flu in general.After you have completed your reading of the suggest material.Bird flu was first reported within Egypt in 2002 with one cluster of 150 people infected. all had direct contact with birds and no person to person transmission was suspected. Based on available information as reported by the local authorities.Egypt currently has a very aggressive program to educate those living in the rural areas on on the...

Air Quality in Cairo

by graeme83

The air quality in downtown Cairo is pretty bad affecting visibility. The main causes of this are the 2 million cars on the road serving Cairo's massive population. The layout of the city with its tall buildings and narrow streets - combined with a lack of rain - results in a bowl effect making the problem worse. According to the WHO the air quality in Cairo regularly exceeds between 10 and 100 times acceptable levels. Near Midan Tahrir there is a sign showing measurements of that day's air quality. There tends to be a haze in the sky at night and in the morning. When I was there most of this was burnt away by the sun by late afternoon, before reamerging again at night.

No cameras in the Egyptian Museum

by graeme83

Cameras are not allowed inside the Egyptian Museum. If you have your camera with you, you need to leave it at a kiosk in the museum's garden. Someone told me that this was to protect the items from the effects of flash photography. All bags are x-rayed on entrance to the museum. If they spot a camera in the bag they will search it. The person in front of me got caught trying to take one in and had to put it in storage before re-entering.

Cairo Traffic

by graeme83

Yes it really is as bad as people say it is. Indeed crossing the roads in Cairo is one of my favourite travel memories. A hint given to me by a couple of people was to follow next to a local person crossing the road. That hint was definately heeded for the first couple of days. BTW you know you've been in Cairo too long when locals follow you when crossing the road :)

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Heat

by graeme83

I was travelling in Egypt in November / December when the temperature is meant to be more bearable. However, even at this time of year I was struggling. I tended to get up early and do a bit of sightseeing, come back to my accomodation in the middle of the day for a siesta and then go out again in the evening. Headgear and lots of water are highly recommendedThe heat is much more noticable the further south (and away from the coast) in the country you go. I've put down the average low-high temperatures down for Aswan below:Jan 10-30C Feb 11-26CMarch 14-31CApril 19-36C May 23-39C June 26-42C July 26-41C Aug 26-41C Sept 24-39COct 22-37C Nov 17-31C Dec 12-25C

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the weather

by uglyscot

Egypt is thought to be a hot country, which it is, but between November and March the weather can be cold enough to need a coat and sweaters. Inside the buildings can be freezing as many apartments have ceramic tiled floors, so unless there are carpets, the inside may be colder than out. Air conditioners may have a heating element, or oil filled radiators may be bought. We spent our first night in a hotel, then moved to an apartment. Next morning we had to go out and buy duvets and an oil heater, and get carpets put down.Rain may fall in this period too, though rarely very heavy or often. Just enough to wash the trees of the dust, and form a few puddles in the road.In the months before summer sets in there is a season called 'khamaseen'. These are 50 days when dust can fill the air and reduce visibility. This can be experienced in Dubai, or in a more extreme form , 'the haboob', in...

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Pedestrian crossings - beware

by uglyscot

The traffic in Cairo is horrendous and the drivers are worse. Pedestrians are not considered important at all. If there are pedestrian crossings marked on the road, they might as well not exist. NOBODY WILL STOP.In my early days I stood for half an hour trying to cross a main road. I know others who gave up and took a taxi to get them there.Now I wait until local Egyptians, especially women with children, begin to cross and join them . It may still entail weaving your way between cars, but if one person holds his hand up, drivers will try to avoid hitting you.

Food Hygiene

by graeme83

On my first day in Cairo I was walking around the markets and was quite shocked by the standards of hygiene regarding meat in butcher shops. Almost every piece of meat that I saw in every butcher shop was surrounded by hundreds of flys. It was enough to make me vegetarian for the duration of my stay in Egypt.

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