OT: Visiting Egypt

[jon1959]

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I went to Gambia for a winter holiday a few years ago (tourist place!) Lovely place.

The coast - not that there is much of it - seemed to be completely given over to tourists the last time we went. Even the fishing villages had become not much more than photo backdrops for tourists and sites for flogging sand paintings.

Banjul was interesting for half a day, and Fort James (on Kuntah Kinteh Island - after Roots) was grim and sinister but well worth a visit.

[blue matt]

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Cairo Museum was good

The guide ( turned out not official ) to the Pyramid was really funny, he had learnt English from Delboy, only words he knew were " Lovely Jubbly " and " watch head " ( im 6ft 3" tall ) , he made us laugh and we gave him few quid and he was well happy

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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The coast - not that there is much of it - seemed to be completely given over to tourists the last time we went. Even the fishing villages had become not much more than photo backdrops for tourists and sites for flogging sand paintings.

Banjul was interesting for half a day, and Fort James (on Kuntah Kinteh Island - after Roots) was grim and sinister but well worth a visit.

I'm popping into Banjul this morning and as soon as I have finished watching the excellent Rick Wakeman interview with Rick Beato, the endless power cuts permitting (WiFi, that is).

[Blue Dwr]

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The coast - not that there is much of it - seemed to be completely given over to tourists the last time we went. Even the fishing villages had become not much more than photo backdrops for tourists and sites for flogging sand paintings.

Banjul was interesting for half a day, and Fort James (on Kuntah Kinteh Island - after Roots) was grim and sinister but well worth a visit.

Agree on all fronts, especially about Fort James, although you did feel pressurized into "supporting" the local school by purchasing writing materials from the local hawkers. I stayed on a beach hotel a little way out from the main strip ans it was pretty quiet with just one small village and basic restaurants.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Anyone been? Anyone got advice?

I've looked at organized tours from the US and they look very pricey - Viking River Cruises is $6-10k per person for 12 nights (including a Nile cruise). Anyone ever been on a Viking cruise?

I want to go (Alitalia has very cheap fares to Cairo at the moment for some reason) but don't know where to start. And nobody here has ever been.

Are you taking your Mummy?

[Moodybluebird]

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Are you taking your Mummy?

Shhhh, it's under wraps at the moment.

[ToTaL ITK]

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I thought the pyramids were rubbish personally. No higher than my house.

well there's alot of rubbish thrown around the mids for sure.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Sharks

Be Careful

Sharm El Sheik

Aka Shark El Sheik

[JamesWales]

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I went to Gambia for a winter holiday a few years ago (tourist place!) Lovely place.

Theres an old wives tale that Gambia got it's borders by being the distance one could fire north and south in a cannon from the river Gambia.

Not true unfortunately, but a nice story.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Theres an old wives tale that Gambia got it's borders by being the distance one could fire north and south in a cannon from the river Gambia.

Not true unfortunately, but a nice story.

In those days a cannon couldn't hit a cow's ar$e with a Banjul.

[light up the darkness]

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Doesn't the rape and pillage become rather repetitive on those Viking cruises?

It’s the blisters on your hands that smart before you get back into the rhythm

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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It’s the blisters on your hands that smart before you get back into the rhythm

As Sludge well knows.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Shhhh, it's under wraps at the moment.

It's a bit smelly there with all the pharaoh moans.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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It's a bit smelly there with all the pharaoh moans.

It's easy to find a Cairopractor though.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Why don’t pharaohs use social media?
They don’t want people digging up their past!