speaking as an egyptian, it's not the most relaxing place for westerners to vacation. i will say, if you do go to the land of the nile, DO NOT do it on your own. i made that mistake once. i even speak the language and it was very tough for me too, having been away for close to 15 yrs. anyone that goes should go with a group i.e. book a package tour with a travel agent. you can always find resonable prices, especially after august. also, i bet pat went to cairo and the southern part of egypt, right pat?you should go to Alexandria (my home town). the beaches are some of the most beautiful in the mediteranean. Alex. is also much more westernized. and you'll still find plenty of gear, lol...
All You fags that have never been to Egypt need to shut the fuck up. I've been to about 1000 third world countries and none can compare to egypt. I myself was born in a third world country so I'm not a spoiled American. My opinion of Egypt is just that, an opinion. Until you guys go there you won't know what it's like. Thanks CPA for backing me up on this. I was planning on going to Alexandria, but after what I saw Cairo I said fuck it.
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With your attitude you deserved to have a bad time in Egypt, going to Cairo and then complaining about the whole country. Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, Sinai. To the guy who claimed he was Egyptian, with your post, you are defintely not a true Egyptian.
Listen Pat, just go and live your life like a King in USA and shut the mouth up. You are sounding like my bitch.
With your attitude you deserved to have a bad time in Egypt, going to Cairo and then complaining about the whole country. Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, Sinai. To the guy who claimed he was Egyptian, with your post, you are defintely not a true Egyptian.
i too live in a decaying third world country, with a poor transport infrastructure, poor sanitation, no health service worth speaking of, corrupt officials and a rapidly crumbling social system.
but like egypt we have many places of historical interest so please when u first worlders come visit us look on us not as we r now but as we were with we built these great edifices. be kind spend freely in our country encourage u government to give us aid. help us develope like u.
I have just re-read your post and I appologise, I didnt read before that you mentioned not the ideal place for Westerners. Egypt is a beautiful country and while not one of the richest nations the people are generally very warm and loving. Everyone gets on and there is no need to act hard there. People within developed countries often take too much for granted and go off when they are not treated like a King.