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Chicken tagen (pronounced tajen). Very common and available in just about every Egyptian restaurant, along with other variants based on...

A significant proportion of the poor people who I know in Luxor, would currently have Mubarak back in a heartbeat! They are sick and tired...

ahmd, 'very very ugly' for whom? And in what respect? Tourists and other foreigners here have no input to, or control over, any court...

"this is winter compared to the 'Hot' in the north of Australia."...

Ditto!

I can only speak about attitudes in Luxor and Upper Egypt, and maybe no-one will mention your shorts, plenty of visitors (and a few ex-pats...

Lira? I thought they went out with the dawning of the fabulous Euro! Has Italy stayed out, like the UK?

The 7:15 flight should be no trouble, as you can book your luggage straight through when you check in for your first flight.

In the case of any tour booked with any local travel agent, the tourist is collected from and returned to their hotel / boat or whatever...

"who needs them any way?"...

To Luxors eternal shame; there are carriage drivers like that! Nevertheless, there are more who just want to make a living by giving a good...

That's typical of the Worldwide love affair with 'celebrity', eh catw? (I suppose you're one of those who'll get in free, lol)

Has the Cafe Fishawi stopped the beggars and hawkers from hassling customers whilst actually inside the cafe, then? When we went there,...

Nefetari's tomb is closed to the 'hoi-polloi', but is accessible via some 'up-market' tour groups, and possibly by pre-arrangement with the...

The visa stamp is 50mm x 83mm, and easily fits two to a page on a British passport.