UNPLEASANT MATTERS IN EGYPT

Yikes!.......definitely a place to side step! It must appeal to some though.... :)

The worst: the constant inescapable hassle, baksheesh, the food in shops (so similar to Syria/Lebanon yet so badly done), the heat in some parts of the country.

The best: Dahab, Dahab, Dahab, the ease of traveling alone, the prices, finding that even touts and taxi drivers will drop the act sometimes and extend hospitality, the homecooked food at said touts and taxi drivers' homes, the amazing sense of history, unwinding with shisha, and Dahab again.

Stoplooklisten - aaah, camels!

Now THERE'S something I agree with you about: 100%
Although my 'camel experience' has mainly been in Tunisia.
Do you know that 'camel' means 'ideal' in Arabic?

[I hope you won't think less of me for admitting that I also relished the camel stew in Yazd, Iran.]

Worst : paying 41 EL for a small bottle of water and a glass of mango juice in the arcade below the Hilton. (Id just cme out of the Museum and was totalled parched, and, silly me, didnt look at the price list). the night before i had a whole (good) dinner for less! Not coz its a lost of money for a tourist, but coz I know i costs (much) less elsewhere. Pay a premium for an air-conditioned arcade is one thing. Being ripped off is another. People - dont ever ever ever go to a western mall - the arcade by the Hilton hotel in particular!

Best: any time the tourist buses were somewhere else. I can handle the price changes (just say no) and hawkers (idem). Being ripped off for water. That's serious business.