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This large sandy beach is on a bay facing the south and protected from wind and waves, so handy for kids. There's a water sports centre, restaurant, bar, showers, and bathrooms. There's a small...
Ebb Tide Bowling Alley is at the rear of Sindbad Hotel, close to Desert Pearl Resort. It is open daily from 15.00 - 03.00. The Bowling Alley also has Video Game Machines for the children and a...
Welcome to the all new Hurghada Marina Boulevard. A picture-perfect setting spread out over 120,000 M2 with over 100 outlets ranging from chic cafés, ravishing restaurants, beautiful bars, superb...
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Not tried the fish & Chips, i choked on the prices!
Went to the Thai twice, the first time it was gorgeous, and the second time i was not impressed, i got shrimp's in my chicken soup. That goes back...
Very few places in the world can be so astonishingly beautiful, and be so perfectly conserved despite the daily load of visitors. All the imagery of perfect postcards is there: turquoise waters, fine...
Type: Bug
Diet: Omnivore
Size: 0.08 to 6.7 in (0.2 to 17 cm)
Weight: Up to 3.5 oz. (100 grams)
Did you know? Australia, which has relatively few scarab species, imports them to help clean up dung...
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When I worked for the museum, we had a big bug zoo and one popular bug was the Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Once a year we had a Bug Fest and took an array of bugs around to the TV stations to...
Type: Bug
Diet: Carnivore
Average lifespan in the wild: 12 Months
Size: 0.5 to 6 in (1.2 to 15 cm) long
Did you know? Praying mantids’ excellent eyesight allows some to see movement up to 60 feet (18...
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Hurghada Lady wrote:
The most famous example of this is the notorious mating behavior of the adult female, who sometimes eats her mate just after—or even during—mating. Yet this behavior seems not...
Has anyone shipped their belongings from their home country to Egypt? Could you please advise us how things progressed, was it easy or were their problems, how much did you pay at customs?
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Spike, see my post above. Those are the standard charges for Egyptair freight on the plane. You would need to get someone in the UK to act as your shipping agent and have them pack and ship your box...
I understand that iftar is effectively a feast every night for a month so how do you then celebrate Eid? With more food :oo or is it just the new clothes etc?
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New Clothes, Toys for kids and tons of the pastry called Kahk. (You've probably seen Kahk in the shops it looks a bit like a pastry biscuit kind of thing drenced in icing sugar)
Well we are half way through the holey month of Ramadan - do you fast - do you know anyone that fasts - what changes do you notice in people during this month.....
After living here for many years, sometimes when i go to the supermarket (not Omar's in Luxor) another one which is open 24hr, I sometimes have a rant with the owner of...
First thing to do is make at least 3 photo copies of visa, information page in passport, marriage contract, flat contract, international licence and UK licence and 2...
CAIRO (Reuters) - As Manal Mohamed goes about her day, in the back of her mind she's on alert for signs the ground might be moving, fearing a repetition of the rockfall that crushed homes and lives...
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It was posted on the Blue side, but we had a crash and lost some posts, however a update was posted..
Egypt is a country with an immense cultural mix, In every major city in Egypt you will find traditions that remain from the time of the Pharaohs , and in other parts you will find pure tribal customs...
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You summed that up nicely Lisa :) I think that you really know that you have arrived when they take their hands out of your pocket and treat you as an Egyptian, then you know you have made a friend :)
Tipping is a way of life in Egypt, if someone does something you would consider as an extra effort, he expects to be tipped. You should only tip if you feel you want to, you are under no pressure to...
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Not really Grandad, we don't go that often.
Do you know the one in Luxor in Manchea Street, that has no legs and on a sort of skate board, platform thing on wheels? Don't know if he is still there...
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