Blogs from Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa - page 4

I hate computers!!!!!!!!! After a frustrating hour of trying to get these photos up, Tracy saved the day while I was chatting on the phone...thanks, Tracy! Take a look, we could not have had more fun if we tried. Caroline even got to do archery which she just tried for the first time in PE and is very good at it. Tracy and I both had massages (Thai lady #1) at the spa, doing shiftwork with the kids. After much persuasion, we even did water aerobics where we got into trouble for too much giggling! We thought we were being so creative to sit on chairs in the water...I think Caroline knew that wave was coming when she got out the camera! The little kids were absolute angels, never complaining or asking for anything. Soup and ... read more

Hi, if you visit airflights.co.uk and search for flights from the UK to Hurghada you will be able to book long stay flights eg:Tuesday 16th June you can buy a flight duration of 185 days for £299 (YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FLY BACK TO THE UK ON THIS TICKET) plus many more in excess of 90 days. Once you arrive in Egypt you have to have visa, and if you are long stay you then get an extended tourist visa for 1 year plus a 6 months muti-entry visa. this we had. We booked and paid for flights from Manchester 29th Dec 2008 returning 1st May 2009 We were not allowed to fly back on the booked charter flight because we had exceeded the 90 days, this was after double checking with Airflights. Both ... read more

Egipt or Egypt as the English people call it. One of the countries that witnessed too much progress recently. They started investing lots of places to become touristic and destinations for more tourism for this very old country. What gave Egipt this fame as historic and touristic place is not only one thing but many aspects. Egipt's locations,The Nile River,History and other reasons but i think the location is one of the most important ones.Being in between these two manifesting seas; The Red and The Mediterranean gave Egipt such a wonderful taste that could attract any tourist in any place of the world. When i went to the Red sea and Hurghada,i never imagined i would see this kind of beauty here.The Red sea is awesome handsome as a place to relax and swim in ... read more

Watch out for those beer goggles…..and the resulting hangover!! After our afternoon lunch in Luxor we immediately made our way back to the campsite in readiness for our 2pm convoy to Hurghada, where we would be spending the next two nights. What can one say about the town of Hughada? Nothing in fact! It is what I would call the Costa del Sol of Egypt, filled with tourist resorts & tacky souvenir shops that cater for the much maligned European package traveler and reveal nothing about the true Egypt. In truth the only thing this town has going for it is the red sea coast & climate, but in comparison to the reefs of Dahab & its laid back quietness - this town does not even rate. My advice to anyone thinking of it as ... read more

05-10-08 With a rare free day, we decided to take a tour in a glass bottom catamaran to the coral reefs, just off shore. Brianna wasn't keen to go as she gets sea sick. We assured her it would be fine as the water was dead flat. We had to wait for the 2nd boat as we just missed the first one (not our fault the driver was late picking us up). While waiting we took a few photographs and Sandra almost got cast into the sea by a local fisherman who was fishing on the wharf. His hook almost catching her by the ear as he cast his line. Our boat finally arrived and we boarded for our tour. The water here is a beautiful aqua colour and as clear as crystal. We spent ... read more