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Luxor International Hospital
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El-Desoky: 373999/0106682156
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Omar Market: 2387001 (free...
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We will hold a village party Hepzi, has a thank you for their respect and help over the past 7 years, regarding my last thing to do, it will not need a blue touch paper, just a string around the head...
You can get a visa extension that will allow you to live in Luxor for one year simply by taking your passport, a photocopy of the main details from your passport (main page...
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WI, Australia has always been a bit of a thorn in the side unless you are an Asylum Seeker.
To get a Visa to emigrate and work in Australia is around 16,000 English pounds, but for an English person...
On Mrs D's post about Arkwrights, someone kindly posted a photo, which I have printed to bring with me to make finding it easier. Could someone please post one of Omar's and the other food stores and...
Well the old tempreture rises over here, 20oC in the salon, 32oC Patio, forget 1st floor 41oC this afternoon.
I treat it as fun and survival, Iv'e been in the jacuzzi 5 times already today 14oC avec...
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I thought that worker's limit was 45 degrees? (But it still didn't officially reach it during our time there.)
When I was at the winter palace last night I was informed that Sofitel was ceasing to operate the hotel from 1 May 2026. This seems to be true because no bookings after 1 May can be made online.
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Mandarin Oriental Winter Palace,
Hong Kong, 11 February 2026 - Building on the forthcoming reopening of Mandarin Oriental Shepheard, Cairo in 2027, Mandarin Oriental is pleased to announce a...
Well being that time of the year and today being Eid and sitting through the 4the day of the Khamseen.
The deadly winds containing trap/dust I'm escaping to watch this a bit of my history.
Harrods.....
I know this is late, but I have just seen photos of the new hospital in Luxor, has anyone had experience of the Hospital because it looks very nice and modern.
Maybe when we lived there the new...
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Zooming around the 'Dark Side yesterday with 'ol Abu Sitta and Ahmed buying all those things the dark side has to offer.
Like: 1 x 200kilo winch, 60 quid, 2 budgerigars a fiver, a 'weird...
Thinking of returning to Luxor ( the real Egypt) from the Red Sea.
I was a resident in Luxor for 15 years ( had to leave for personal reasons) Currently at the Red Sea for 3 years.Regarding the West...
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Luckily I'm mostly forgotten on the East Bank, West Bank, different story "Don't you remember me ?" constantly everytime I'm out and about..
Me: "Yeh right! when you wanted back-shesh down on the...
For the last ten years an Egyptian friend has acted as my chauffeur using his car. However, it seems that he cannot now do this without a special licence from the traffic police.
I did suggest that...
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Can't see the police bothering a howadga, I see many of us driving about and in 20 years I've never been stopped.
Be Bold, if you do get stopped, baksheesh removes all obstacles...just a thought!.......
Spotted loads of Brit tourists on bikes this morning whilst shopping down in gezira. Finally persuaded Hassan to get me 10 kilos of Lamb. 4.500 le Not cheap! Then happily spotted The Karrakka down...
Today we complete the bridge overhaul, well Ahmed does, whilst I whittle away the day. He was asking about The Sunshine Orphanage, I was telling him about my pal, Auntie Georgina. That's Georgina...
Winter's on it's way. Just making solar heater for the jacuzzi.
Maria dropped in for coffee again this week she goes swimming somewhere down in gizera.
Her new book The Shortest History of Egypt is...
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Pinch and a Punch for the 1st of the Month.
Means money in the. 'bank frank, trouble is as soon as it comes in it goes.
New hot water boiler 3700le + 800 for my plumber.
Always a favourite topic of mine as I nearly live in the precincts of The Poor Knights of St John of Jerusalem, now rebranded St John's Ambulance. As a full time para we thought that they where only...
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I remember back in the day Tubular bells saving Virgin records.
Both my wife and I like that album, we have it upstairs on vinyl somewhere.
First time I heard moonlight shadow was when I was...
"Hardly Yardley!" Woke up this morning and 'la whaala' my dead eucalyptus tree (carfor) on the kitchen patio decided to fall down.. Crushing the bridge bush and breaking iron stanchions, but missing...
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Well the Lotus Pond is nearly finished, all I need now are the Lotus bulbs.. So while we work the kids use the pool 2 x Mo & 1 Islam.... 8)
We shall see at 4pm..
While our back street is horrendously busy today as the Maroore (check-point) on the high road are randomly carrying out blood and urine tests on passing travellers.
I asked...
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Introducing Four Seasons Hotel Luxor
Perched on the Nile River in the south of Egypt, Luxor is one of the country’s most storied destinations and considered to be one of the world’s greatest ancient...
I had a surprise today because I was invited by text message to 'share my voice and it will be heard in the 2025 Senate Elections and find out where my nearest polling station is located'
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