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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...
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...
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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My wife has suggested that we should go back and stay there before it closes in May.
She's not wrong! Who knows whether we'll all be here in 15 months or whatever? We're certainly making the...
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!
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.
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...
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'
I have always loved challenges, brightens up one's life I reckon.
U Know, sudden divorce! a car crash ! your nicked me ol china' the ATM chews up your CC !, a small electric shock!!
your house burns...
Saturday we are off to Luxor to get a couple of birds..
Last saturday in Ace Charity Shop spotted Mo our Amazon man in Little Brit St, nice guy from Gurna.
He was round again today with, it's always...
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Give over, Keefy! You know as well (if not better!) than I and many others do; Egypt is all smoke and mirrors, nothing is as it's made out to be.
Not a very interesting subject, I'll give you that, unless you live in Egypt on the WB..
4 days ago half the house went blank, no 'sweat been to long to let a little thing like that worry me..
Ragab...
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Nice post, I used to live on the canals, which is err, slightly off the grid, except for pump-outs, diesel,water, food all the simple things in life.
We even had glass solar panels back in 1992 big...
Saturday, shopping over the Dark Side or Luxor as it's known over here, on 'Da Bright Side o d'Nile...
IPhone in hand with pics to find a UV solar reflective coat for my 'fantazz' water storage...
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This morning Ahmed and I went off to Quorm Lola in the 'turo cycle ruddy bumpy lane to visit a journo pal whos'
off to London then the States for 2 months.
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