TO ACCESS ALICE'S EGYPT NOTES...
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Dear Alice, <BR> <BR>After the terrible events in this country, how do you feel about travel to <BR>Egypt? My husband & I have made a deposit to travel there in Feb. My husband doesn't want to go and I am torn between really wanting to go and knowing that it might not be safe. What do you think about the situation? Thanks for any input! <BR> <BR>Martha Ferguson
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<BR> <BR> <BR>Martha, I have thought at some length about your question about traveling to Egypt at this time and, would have suggested not going; NOT because of the Egyptian people in general but because of the fundamentalist who would not hesitate to do harm to Americans. Now, since bombing has commenced, I would definitely would not be setting a single toe in any Middle Eastern country. MUCH TOO RISKY. <BR> <BR>Best Regards, Alice
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Alice, it's lovely of you to make your notes available to everyone! However, when I tried to download them today the files were empty. Would it be possible for you to repost them please?<BR><BR>Many thanks,<BR><BR>lj<BR><BR>PS: This is such a great idea that I'm thinking of transcribing my Uganda notes and posting them here as well!
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dear alice,<BR>my family and i,[wife and two girls] are off to egypt on 5.2.02 for4 weeks and would love to read your notes but they dont appear to be in your hotmail anymore. could you,or any one else for that matter who has a copy, repost them, or perhaps send them direct.<BR>many thanks
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<BR><BR>I just checked out my hotmail site and the notes are still there. (Yes, they did vanish at one time as it's very easy for someone to delete them.) You might try again and if nothing comes up, e-mail me direct (address above) and I'll send them along.
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Many thanks! Your notes were a wealth of information. I will be travelling to Egypt by myself(single female traveller) and it is nice to know that it's relatively safe for a woman to travel by herself over there. Did your package tour included Cairo? I am having difficulties finding a tour that offers only a cruise along the Nile (i.e Luxor to Aswan or vice versa). Is it worth it for me to join a tour that includes the Nile cruise and sightseeing in Cairo?<BR>
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Viwaan - The tour I went on included one day "on your own" and a couple of days with the group and the tour guide in Cairo. My recommendation is to go with a group tour particularly during this time of unrest. Plus I wouldn't have traded anything for the convenience that is offered in touring the sites along the Nile. I don't think you will have to pay that much more for comprehensive tour of Egypt as opposed to just a boat ride down the Nile.<BR><BR>I used Go Ahead Vacations this summer for a trip to Europe (the QE2 transatlantic crossing to England and London) and was very happy with their services so you might check into their Egypt tours.