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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...
You don't have to be mad to 'Live in Luxor' but it certainly does help..
After sorting my various mental phone problems down gezira, then back for the Amazon man, Oh! and another
canalside fire, we...
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Electrifying....Day..in The Land of the Not Yet Dead...lol
Now as a kid and accident-prone I decided to fix the bridge's automatic spotlight.
I had just watered down our bridge..
I'm knocking them down like 9 pins..
Yesterday I serviced my compressor, and now it's working all over the house..
'blowin dem cobwebs away'...
I'll be spray varnishing most wood things this coming...
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Nice to see you getting back into the swing of things and getting the old Hacianda back into shape and ready for what looks like a hot summer.
I was away from Luxor for 12 years, if I recall...
My mate Ragab tuk-tuk owner,10 houses down the canal, works for Maria the owner of Drourff, Geof,
Jorff whatever Palace.
Took me for an eyeopening tuk tuk ride yesterday, all over from LaGalta to...
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The west Bank certainly looked a lot different when I stepped off the passenger ferry. I could hardly belive my eyes.
A new plaza, a footpath along the bank of the Nile and loads of villas.
Thr...
Stayed shopping today down in Gezira, it can be a bit hectic even during Ramadan.
Got back had a chat with my pal Ragab, turns out most of the good 'afune comes from Assuit
and Sohag they grow the...
So been here since boxing day and have just got wifi, well sort of...
5 years worth of work on the 'old adobe hacienda to be done.
I have been having massages by Mustapha down in Gezera Gardens due...
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To add some colour to the story.
During our 1st revolution all the 'kleftis (tea-leaves) were stealing loads of trucks traversing Aswan to Cairo.
All down to Mubarak letting them all out of 'nick to...
For the last four days there has been practically no water supply in central Luxor. Apparently there is a major break in the mains water pipe.
I feel very sad for majority of the population who have...
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Happy to say after a major leak (not good in a mud brick house ) today we installed three new water pumps.
Ditching the old balloon type pumps, Wow the water pressure is what I always dreamed of...
It takes time to adjust which I am happily achieving, a minor leak having leaked for years.
It is being fixed by Mo Sabak, who has built and maintained my mad water ideas for 18 years.
Nick worried...
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0645hrs this morning over my shack.
So, I have decided to sew my own windsock before this becomes a daily event, and my chimney or dome disappears.
It's all down to him uptop and the...
It may come as a surprise to once long term tourists, who enjoyed their winters in Egypt, that the new already inforced Visa now cost 7,100 LE, and that is for six months ONLY. When purchasing at the...
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Oh! I forgot the 'houseboy, rhies, gofer, Ali Bongo of Nubian heritage was born over in the valley of the nobles, as he gets up at 5.15 to pray he then preys on tourists aimlessly looking for tombs...
Or so they say.
5 years away lives' seem to remain the same, just the kids grow up to be men.
Names of people past and present spring to mind as does my egyptian language.
5 years of work on the...
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Are you back for good?
Well in my present condition I might just 'peg-out whilst here, mind you it's cheaper here than in the UK,
Oh! and will be able to chat to Stan.
So, who has used it ? any good ? How long to the W.B.check point ? from the airport.
'cheers due in on Boxing Day, inshaala ... 8)
Ps: Oh! and does it exit on the WB in Gurna ?
Pss: My mate Marwa...
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I’ve used the bridge from the airport to the wb at night and wb to the eb, both journeys took around 30 minutes
I've just seen this article posted. I have no specific figures regarding the actual costs but would suggest that anyone living in Egypt on various length of stay residency visa's, and are not actual...
So 4 years of living here we are once again going to hit the 30'sC, this Friday ow my gawd!
Saw an article on water misting fans in the i newspaper today.
I remember when 1st spotted them down in...
So sorry to hear of the passing of the man who purchased our villa in Djorf. He had not been seen for a few weeks, the villagers informed the emergency services who broke in and found him. I cannot...
Hi Can anyone explain to me what this article means. It was in the Egypt today magazine.
Attention, foreign residents in Egypt! Remember that June 30 is the deadline to obtain an obligatory...
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Hi Ellen 120904, I am sure you need not not worry about the above statement, it has nothing to do with tourists either entering Egypt or leaving. It also has nothing to do with long stay tourist who...
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