Hurghada, Egypt – April 2017
An hour wait at the airport for a ten minute taxi ride (love you Magda! Lol!), taking the top off my toe from tripping on the rubble on a broken pavement, a two day sand storm, a lady in a Read More …
Category: Egypt
Andy is waving goodbye……..it’s time to go home
Mandy: As I sit here in the apartment, a relatively cool breeze delivering todays dusty film of sand across the furnitures surfaces, i have a mixture of feelings going around in my head…….. Excitement, (tomorrow we fly home to the Read More …
What I’ve learnt in the last three months!
Glen: 1. Bukra in Egyptian means, literally, tomorrow but in reality it doesn’t (especially when followed by the word, inshallah, “God willing, hopefully”) If you ask an Egyptian to sort something out for you tomorrow then they will say Bukra Read More …
Mandy and Lauren’s Birthday, 9th July 2013
Glen: The Birthday girls Skype each other first thing in the morning I know how to spoil my girl, first a slap up lunch in an internationally renowned restaurant Then I took her to a designer label American retail store Read More …
Beach baby, beach baby, give me your hand ……
Accompanying music; http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=XG8MQ8f4nF4&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXG8MQ8f4nF4 Mandy: Sunday 30th June, Courtesy of Margaret…her private beach at the Esplanade The first week of July the weather has been good enough to take a couple of trips to the beach (smile) Margaret’s – private day Read More …
Testing times in Egypt!
Mandy: Just when I thought Glen’s hair couldn’t get any shorter……..he has just returned from the barbers (look of horror) Now it couldn’t get any shorter!!!!!!! We have a week until we fly home. Lets hope the Government don’t ask Read More …
3rd July 2013
Mandy: The Tamarod protest movement took to the streets on 28th of June and there were peaceful protests after Friday Prayers. Following Sunday 30th June’s massive demonstrations, in which millions of people took to the streets in Cairo and other Read More …
Arty Farty
Mandy: 26 June Before i begin………Here are five good reasons why we have been preoccupied in the days following the girls and guys returning home and therefore not updating the blog for a while, until the last few days……. We Read More …
Reasons to be cheerful, one two three! In the words of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. (Smile)
Mandy: 25 June As our three month stay in Egypt slides nearer to its end, preparations for our trip to Asia are nearly complete. Malaria tablets tested and purchased. Tick (smile) The flight to Singapore is booked and tickets for Read More …
NEWS FLASH – Reader Participation required!
Mandy: 24 June OK for those of you who know the words and are either out and drunk, or in the privacy of your own home, sing…… Hey la, hey la, my boyfriends back …. Here is a link to Read More …