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Re: student rates for archaelogical sights
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 14, 2013
In a couple of places they will accept any student cards, but in most of them they will ask for t...

RE: Is it good to spend Christmas in Israel?
in Departure Lounge » Middle East, Jun 11, 2013
"I still remember a Muslim taxi driver in Bethlehem asking me on December 25, "Is there some kind...

RE: Is it good to spend Christmas in Israel?
in Departure Lounge » Middle East, Jun 11, 2013
Christmas is not a holiday in Israel. In West Jerusalem (Israeli side) you won't find anything re...

RE: Christmas atmosphere in Bethlehem
in Departure Lounge » Middle East, Jun 11, 2013
The streets, churches and houses will be decorated and enlightened, there will be a giant Christm...

RE: My itinerary for going to Israel alone.
in Departure Lounge » Middle East, Jun 11, 2013
Why not visit also Japan for good measure while you're there?

More seriously, you're cramming ...

RE: Sunrise near Tel Aviv
in Departure Lounge » Middle East, Jun 11, 2013
Forget about the sunrise and go enjoy the sunset on the port in Jaffa once in Tel Aviv.

RE: New warning about visiting the pyramids in Cairo
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 11, 2013
"Cover knees, elbows and entire chest"

This is nothing new. Even before the Revolution it was ...

RE: A day and a half for cairo. How to manage the time...
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 11, 2013
Saturday, are you sure? Logically the day when streets are empty is Friday up to 14:00 as it's th...

Re: Women: Think twice about going to Egypt alone!
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 11, 2013
I am a woman and I know loads of women living in Egypt, and what this lady wrote has more to do w...

RE: New warning about visiting the pyramids in Cairo
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 9, 2013
People jumping on your car to convince you to hire them or buy them something in Giza is nothing ...

Re: Women: Think twice about going to Egypt alone!
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 9, 2013
Traveling to the Middle-East is not for the light-hearted, that's for sure, and at one point or a...

Re: Israel in October: What to see?
in Departure Lounge » Middle East, Jun 7, 2013
Jerusalem deserves more than a day I'd say, but if you have only one head for the beautiful Haram...

RE: A day and a half for cairo. How to manage the time...
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 6, 2013
I'd choose two pyramid sites out of the three, and add Islamic Cairo. Citadel and Coptic Cairo ar...

Re: A day and a half for cairo. How to manage the time...
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 6, 2013
Your programme is not realistic due to time constraints. You need to make choices. Bear in mind t...

RE: How safe/wise is crossing from Cairo to Israel presently?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 6, 2013
"I would rather pay the 550 in two flights, 300 to Cairo and 250 from Tel Aviv"

There's no way...

RE: Woman Traveling Alone
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 6, 2013
Geehohl, isn't it time for you to realize that not all people on planet earth speak English?

RE: Women: Think twice about going to Egypt alone!
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 6, 2013
"So many obstacles-from language barrier to no street signs in English"

No... there are countr...

Re: Women: Think twice about going to Egypt alone!
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 6, 2013
Wow... incredible... there would be countries where people do not speak American English but a st...

RE: Kenya to Egypt: any advice?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 4, 2013
First, going from Ethiopia to Erythrea is impossible (like in: war), you have to transit through ...

RE: How safe/wise is crossing from Cairo to Israel presently?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jun 4, 2013
First, it's completely inaccurate to write that " Sinai has been extremely dangerous this year". ...