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I've wanted to holiday in Egypt and look at the ancient sites for the last few years, but I've been put off by all the violence.
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Originally posted by Lockhouse View PostI've been to Karnak.
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Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostAfter you'd been working on a Kibbutz?
Wonder if people still do that any more...
I wound up in a similar place - Taghazout in Morocco in'93 & that was pretty similar; lots of stoners who'd been there since the '60s. I wonder if these places are still like that? - I doubt it...
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Originally posted by Scruff View PostI was in Sinai in '94. Pure chilled. Pre building Dahab into what it is now. Just hippies. No buildings other than huts and palm trees on the beach. Lots of funny cigarettes around.
St Catherine's was less smoky but much the same.
Wonder if people still do that any more...
I wound up in a similar place - Taghazout in Morocco in'93 & that was pretty similar; lots of stoners who'd been there since the '60s. I wonder if these places are still like that? - I doubt it...
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Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
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I was in Sinai in '94. Pure chilled. Pre building Dahab into what it is now. Just hippies. No buildings other than huts and palm trees on the beach. Lots of funny cigarettes around.
St Catherine's was less smoky but much the same.
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Originally posted by Pondlife View PostWhen did you chaps visit out of interest? Was it after '97?
I was in Sharm about a week before the Sinai bombings in 2005 (Sharm) and 2006 (Dahab)
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostAny suggestions? I agree with what you said - I just can't think of a better way that is not drastic and cause more issues than it solves.
We are too cautious about educating and insisting on western values (freedom, liberty, justice). I know the west doesn't get it all right, but IS justice is not justice. The way women are treated is utterly barbaric. Personally I think the BBC is all a bit soft and middle class. It doesn't want to upset anyone but the brutality is not being reported.
We also need a strong UN mandate, that can send a co-ordinated response into the middle east. I don't think segregation (india pakistan) is the right solution. But we clearly need a large number of UN peace keepers on the ground. Yes it will suck forces in. Yes it will be expensive. But can we really stand and watch indefinitely?Last edited by PurpleGorilla; 10 June 2015, 12:18.
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I went in 2008, so before Arab Spring kicked off. Glad I went when I did - unforgettable.
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+1. Went in about 1991. I thought it was great. But Egypt's not in a good state. Even the sharks in the Red Sea seem more aggressive than they did in the nineties.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI think it was 1995. Is that good or bad?
Luxor massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Originally posted by Lockhouse View PostI've been to Karnak.Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post+1
Just as well as might be a while before I can go back.
I was in Sharm about a week before the Sinai bombings in 2005 (Sharm) and 2006 (Dahab)
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