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You know how sometimes clothing has nonsense and even offensive sayings on it in English that the wearers clearly are unaware of the meaning? Well, today I saw a young man dressed in an otherwise...
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I saw one recently, the guy had his arm in front of him so I couldn't read it clearly, but what I suspect it said was, I wish I was in San Francisco (or Frisco or San Fran). But what was really funny...
The steady demise of Cairo’s cats and what one group is doing to save them.
By Theodore May
CAIRO, Egypt — Drivers swerve to hit them. Frustrated landlords poison them. Their distinctive...
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:cry:
It is so sad, and the problem is it will give rise to a lot of collective karma so who knows how that will manifest?
Why are the Egyptians so hard about animals? I think they need to learn how...
Snake charmers, bootleggers, bat's blood vendors, gambling dens ... plus, for those who need them, appliances and TV sets.
By Theodore May
CAIRO, Egypt — A snake writhes against the oppressive...
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I love the Souk el Gomaa in Alex! Amazing what sorts of tat are for sale - and hidden gems too. It's amazing to see all the bits of engines, bits of furniture, old shoes, dodgy 1960's furniture and...
Flying on rails
By 2011, visitors to Cairo International will enjoy a free and quick train trip when roaming through the airport's three terminals and air mall, reports Amirah Ibrahim
As part of...
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Yep and some more helpful souls to try and help you and relieve you of a few LE! :lol:
It's absolutely mad crazy in Alex on the corniche! They're all lined up on the corniche like sardines and the beaches have just opened for the beginning of the season and...
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Not to mention the onions and hard boiled eggs :lol: not surprising that everyone gets up-wind :lol:
In the past I have thought about taking a tour of the Christian sites in Egypt and have wanted to visit the Coptic museum in Cairo. So far I've only made it to one small monestry on the outskirts of...
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We visited Gebel- El-Teir when in Minya in December and managed to see the cave in which the Holy family where said to have rested.
I've yet to make it to Cairo, but this sounds like the kind of walk I'd like to do.
Medieval Cairo
The monuments of El-Muez Street are getting a makeover
By Ethar El-Katatney
Imams, rabbis and...
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I last walked all round this area about 13 years ago and I really enjoyed it back then - it was definitely an area where you couldn't decide where to look - there was something to see every 50 metres...
Is toursim in Egypt being divided into 3 distinct parts?
1) Cario for those who want to visit somewhere a bit cosmopolitan for those who like cities but need to 'do' the pyramids to show their...
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That division is something that the holiday advertisers give me the impression of also. Just last week there was a ad campaign targeting ''see egypt'' but the whole package was only for Sharm. Not so...
I don't know if oil has been found in Egypt ever but the othernight I dreamt that during an archaeological dig oil was found causing major problems and fights between the archaeologists, the oil men...
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Do you remember the rumpus over Egypt exporting gas to Israel last year.
I believe most of the oil and gas are found in the Red Sea area.
These days the centre of Cairo is a dusty, polluted, overcrowded metropolis. But in the 1940s it was a city full of style...
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When I think of Cosmopolitan - I don't think of one nation with a worldwide view, more of a world wide nation with a differing view, and I think it is this that is being gradually lost both in Cairo...
Crystal Lagoons, creators of the world's largest swimming pools, works with important local investors in a US$5,500 million real estate development at Sharm El Sheikh that contemplates the...
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Could all this investment and building in the red sea resort be why the holiday prices are still increasing depsite the recession??? We have been checking almost daily prices for a weeks break in...
Heres a copy of the world famous weather calendar that I keep bleating on about. Storms sometimes arrive a day or two early or late - and bear in mind that this is mainly for Alex, other places may...
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The wind suddenly picked up here this evening (before dinner so that was not the cause) :lol: Lasted for about 3 hours & stopped as suddenly :roll:
No rain though
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Just moments before being sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter, mathematics teacher Haitham Nabeel Abdelhamid, aged 23, sobbed and shouted at the top of his voice...
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It may be forbidden Carrie, but it does seem to happen nevertheless. :) We had a thread running some time back on the L4U site where some mothers living in Luxor were complaining of their children...
The Northern coast of Egypt extends for about 1050 km (652 miles) from Rafa'h to the east, on the Egyptian-Palestinian border, to Sallum in the west, on the Egyptian-Libyan border. The coastline...
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