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  1. roskruge avatar

    RE: Ferry info - Limassol, Cyprus to Port Said, Egypt, Summer 2010

    by roskruge 26 April 2012

    I am in Port Said and my inquiries tell me it is not possible to get from Port Said to Cyprus or Malta via ship. Also their is not (!)…

  2. prateek_dayal avatar

    Algiers Trip Report 06-09 April 2012

    by prateek_dayal 09 April 2012

    Indian couple in Algiers for 3 nights over Easter. Some points in case useful: 1. *Getting to/ from Airport*: A cab to the city centre…

  3. ex_cession avatar

    Europe to Africa Overland - Post Arab Spring

    by ex_cession 16 February 2012

    hi, so there are a lot of threads up about travelling overland from europe/middle east to africa, but none of them are recent enough…

  4. aminata avatar

    RE: Safety concerns in Cairo, other tourist towns?

    by aminata 02 February 2012

    Egypt is very volatile right now after the football deaths in Port Said. They just showed a huge demonstration in Tahrir Square just now…

  5. Simsy avatar

    RE: Charming / Interesting Hotel - Cairo / Alex / Suez

    by Simsy 29 December 2011

    Cairo..... The Pension Roma is an oldy but a goodie in a central location and cheap. Breakfast is standard poor. Alex...... The Union…

  6. Simsy avatar

    RE: Getting to Dahab from Luxor

    by Simsy 22 December 2011

    Yes, it certainly is doable, by bus! It all depends on how much time you have but the bus network in Egypt is efficient and there are…

  7. DavidM1 avatar

    Re: Turkey to Egypt by motorbike

    by DavidM1 12 December 2011

    "There is a very limited ferry service for passengers only between Limassol, Cyprus and Haifa, Israel for the summer 2011 period. No…

  8. neckervd avatar

    RE: Boat from UK to Alexandria, Egypt

    by neckervd 08 December 2011

    Sandyfoot: in late 1947, things were even easier: Sleeping car train London Victoria Station dp 3times weekly at 9.20 - Lausanne dp day…

  9. valeria1 avatar

    situation in Channel?

    by valeria1 05 December 2011

    I'm going to Cairo on 20th next; I'm planning a trip to Suez Channel from 21st to 24th about (Suez, Ismailia, Port Said). Then Alexandria…

  10. rupertu avatar

    Immigration agent in Piraeus, Greece

    by rupertu 25 October 2011

    I am a British citizen and I am stuck in Egypt with my wife, a Chinese citizen, with our motorcycles as we cannot proceed safely through…

  11. Simsy avatar

    RE: Bus from Cairo to Sharm el Sheikh

    by Simsy 01 October 2011

    You can stop in Port Said or Suez you know. Dont travellers ever stop at one or either place. They are fantastic destinations. Travel…

  12. Simsy avatar

    RE: 3 week itinerary / logistics

    by Simsy 26 August 2011

    You can save a bit of backtracking if you keep heading in one direction. Land Cairo and spend time there. Rapid train (prebook from your…

  13. doessen avatar

    Re: How to cross the Mediterranean Sea without flying??

    by doessen 19 August 2011

    I am currently doing Belgium - Egypt, am in Jordan at this moment, crossed Syria last week in six hours and got my vissum issued on the…

  14. nilewave avatar

    RE: English-speaking Protestant Church in Cairo...?

    by nilewave 26 July 2011

    Maadi Commuinity Church Corner of Road 17 and Port Said Street on the grounds of St. John's Church St Andrew's United Church of Cairo…

  15. lukeyboy95 avatar

    RE: Sticky post suggested: Syria travel warning

    by lukeyboy95 30 June 2011

    Dearest members. Could anybody provide updated details on the following; - Getting a Syrian tourist visa in either Egypt or Jordan…

  16. stevedale avatar

    Ferries, cruises from Egypt going north?

    by stevedale 20 May 2011

    As far as I can tell, the only ferry or other passenger ship running north from Egypt is the weekly Alexandria-Venice ferry. It appears…

  17. artemis2 avatar

    Your touristical mistakes

    by artemis2 18 April 2011

    hi all, Inspired by another thread i remembered one of my touristical mistakes, and thought this could be an interesting subject for…

  18. fear_rua avatar

    RE: STICKY - Unrest in Cairo and Alexandria

    by fear_rua 02 February 2011

    Well, it appears that the "demonstration of a million" today and Mubarak's speech in the evening have not resulted in an immediate resolutio…

  19. adriandavies4 avatar

    Crossing the Suez

    by adriandavies4 11 January 2011

    Hi, I will be travelling in my own vehicle through Turkey, Syria, Jordan and into Egypt arriving by ferry at Nuweiba. I am looking for…

  20. caveboy18 avatar

    How many USD per day?

    by caveboy18 17 December 2010

    Hi fellow travelers Just thought of picking your brain or experiences of you guys who is/are or have been recently traveled to the Middle…

  21. Simsy avatar

    RE: Tours/Diving/Nile/Suez - Questions re Eqypt!

    by Simsy 14 December 2010

    Just to add my two cents worth as well. The best diving is at Sharm but its sssooo bloody touristy you will hate the place. Try Dahab…

  22. neckervd avatar

    RE: URGENT! Greece to Egypt by ship/boat/ferry?

    by neckervd 27 October 2010

    Louis Cruises has some cruise boats from Lemessos to Port Said during the Summer season only. But how would you go to the Republic of…

  23. caveboy18 avatar

    Tipps for Egypt

    by caveboy18 16 September 2010

    Me and my GF are going to travel to Egypt during July 2011, for aprox. 17 days. We´ll entering the country across the Taba border. 1.…

  24. mostafagamal avatar

    Dahab (Wadi Abou Galoum Camping) + North Egypt trip

    by mostafagamal 04 September 2010

    hello everybody im going to make 2 trips in the coming days the 1st to Dahab by the 2nd day of the El Fetr Feast (after Ramadan) 11…

  25. mostafagamal avatar

    Dahab (Wadi Abou Galoum Camping) + North Egypt trip

    by mostafagamal 04 September 2010

    hello everybody im going to make 2 trips in the coming days the 1st to Dahab by the 2nd day of the El Fetr Feast (after Ramadan) 11…

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