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I originally planned a trip with a 12-year-old son and a girlfriend for the end of September (after the 20th). We decided on time and means, chose a resort and a hotel. But here the circumstances of a friend are such that she cannot go. And I, having read about the latest events in Egypt http://www.turpravda.com/forum/topic.php?id=58530&page=23 - I don't know what to decide.
"For" - My son's great desire to see Egypt (This is the main reason why I want to go to Egypt). I really want to see and relax myself, perhaps there will not be such an opportunity later.
"Cons" - 1. I'm afraid to fly alone with a child (this is my first trip abroad), considering the latest news - I'm worried about safety. 2. The sun is contraindicated for me. Sun contact should be avoided at all costs.
"For" - My son's great desire to see Egypt (This is the main reason why I want to go to Egypt). I really want to see and relax myself, perhaps there will not be such an opportunity later.
"Cons" - 1. I'm afraid to fly alone with a child (this is my first trip abroad), considering the latest news - I'm worried about safety. 2. The sun is contraindicated for me. Sun contact should be avoided at all costs.
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As a result: today or tomorrow it is necessary to redeem the tour, but I have not yet been able to decide: to fly or not to fly. Please help weigh all the pros and cons!!!
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answered 13 years ago
1) 12 year old child is hoo. Why are you afraid for him, I saw people in Egypt with twins aged 2-3 years.
2) On Sunday I returned from Egypt - everything is calm, you won’t understand the revolution they had, they have or not ...
3) What do you want to see? you can't be in the sun
4) If it is contraindicated for you to be in the sun, buy a 50spf cream and lie in the shade. There will not even be a tan - sunbathe a little while you are moving in the sun - in and out of the room.
5) There is a button or a sign on the room - you can clean it or not, if you put "do not disturb" - no one will break into you. + another lock on the inside. You can lock the door.
6) In the situation with the girl - probably her behavior before this situation was not quite normal - we saw such girls too .. they throw their drunken legs on the bar, hug with the Arabs, they themselves say in which rooms they live. He did not climb to the 60-year-old. Knew where he was going.
2) On Sunday I returned from Egypt - everything is calm, you won’t understand the revolution they had, they have or not ...
3) What do you want to see? you can't be in the sun
4) If it is contraindicated for you to be in the sun, buy a 50spf cream and lie in the shade. There will not even be a tan - sunbathe a little while you are moving in the sun - in and out of the room.
5) There is a button or a sign on the room - you can clean it or not, if you put "do not disturb" - no one will break into you. + another lock on the inside. You can lock the door.
6) In the situation with the girl - probably her behavior before this situation was not quite normal - we saw such girls too .. they throw their drunken legs on the bar, hug with the Arabs, they themselves say in which rooms they live. He did not climb to the 60-year-old. Knew where he was going.
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answered 13 years ago
1. the child is already big, especially if he has a desire to see Egypt, then the rest should succeed. They correctly wrote that in general they go with the little ones and nothing. 12 years old is quite a reasonable age
2.About to avoid contact, you can take clothes made of natural fabrics with long sleeves, pants + panama on your head. Sunscreen. Alternatively, a sun umbrella. From clothes, the main thing is that the fabrics are breathable.
2.About to avoid contact, you can take clothes made of natural fabrics with long sleeves, pants + panama on your head. Sunscreen. Alternatively, a sun umbrella. From clothes, the main thing is that the fabrics are breathable.
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answered 13 years ago
Thanks for the advice and support! But will there be any unrest due to the upcoming elections in November?
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answered 13 years ago
I am surprised by such questions. HOW can we know if there will be unrest or not?????? We are not Nostradamus!
as long as everything is calm
as long as everything is calm
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answered 13 years ago
Irina, we are not Nostradamus here :) But in general, given that November is the season in Egypt, and the life of the country largely depends on tourism, there should not be serious unrest. The Egyptians are also cunning, they chose the most suitable time to overthrow the government - January. just "cold", and then February and March - just the low season. So I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
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answered 13 years ago
No one can predict, but as a person living here in Egypt, I can tell you that everyone is tired of a long weekend without tourists, so everyone is just waiting for the resumption of the usual flow of tourists to get back to work !!! So no one is planning a commotion again!
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answered 13 years ago
Unrest, if there will be, then in November, before the very elections and in Cairo, at the resorts, it makes no sense for them to organize rallies.
Have been to Egypt more than once, and it was always calm. It depends on your behavior whether they will be impudent or not, but they will pester you, but it’s purely to sprinkle with compliments and offers to take a walk together. Pay no attention and no one will touch.
I am not allergic to the sun - I usually sunbathe with a cream protection factor of 30, but I go outside in a batiste shirt (you can buy it there if you don’t have it) with a long sleeve, it’s very comfortable, it protects from the sun, it’s not hot, especially since in Egypt constantly has a pleasant breeze.
At the hotel, when meeting with a guide, meet a couple and go for a walk together in the evening.
We always have a whole company of Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and the Balts also going.
Have been to Egypt more than once, and it was always calm. It depends on your behavior whether they will be impudent or not, but they will pester you, but it’s purely to sprinkle with compliments and offers to take a walk together. Pay no attention and no one will touch.
I am not allergic to the sun - I usually sunbathe with a cream protection factor of 30, but I go outside in a batiste shirt (you can buy it there if you don’t have it) with a long sleeve, it’s very comfortable, it protects from the sun, it’s not hot, especially since in Egypt constantly has a pleasant breeze.
At the hotel, when meeting with a guide, meet a couple and go for a walk together in the evening.
We always have a whole company of Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and the Balts also going.
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answered 13 years ago
I also travel alone with my teenage son. Last year, for the first time in my life, we left our homeland - there was a slight mondrazh, but it passed very quickly. It's OK. The only thing that bothered me was the annoying Arabs, but they stick to everyone, no need to pay attention. At first it was wild, but now I tuned in to a complete ignore. We are flying with my son in mid-September)))) We are not afraid of anything and no one!
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answered 13 years ago
Oh thank you all!!! Reassured!!! Nadine, what are these batistovkas, where can I buy them and how much do they cost there? We want to take the Sea Magic 5* hotel.
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answered 13 years ago
I will answer for Nadine: an ordinary shirt with long sleeves and embroidery on the chest. It is sold in every shop where textiles are available. I bought 2 - a long tunic and a short one. They are steamed like natural cotton, but synthetics are still present (in small quantities); pleasant to the body.
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answered 13 years ago
and 2 years ago they brought me a chiffon tunic from Egypt. It has long sleeves (albeit a dark color). Will it be hot in it?
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answered 13 years ago
the dark color attracts the sun. Chiffon is a synthetic material. You decide. Most comfortable in natural fabrics
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answered 13 years ago
margusha7474 - yes, of course, I agree with you. Will have to purchase upon arrival.
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answered 13 years ago
Yes, now in our stores continuous sales of summer collections! I bought a whole suitcase of cotton shirts, sundresses, dresses. To be honest, the quality of the products there leaves much to be desired (my personal opinion)
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answered 13 years ago
Margusha7474 is absolutely right, I recently returned from Moscow with a whole suitcase of things!!! Sales of the summer collection up to 90% discount, so buy from yourself, there is always a demand for it, therefore it is more expensive!!!
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answered 13 years ago
Batiste is a thin gauze-like fabric slightly wrinkled from cotton. I have a light and dark one in the form of a dress - it was not hot in Egypt for me, there is a dry climate and a breeze.
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answered 13 years ago
I went to the store today and specifically asked about things from batiste with a sleeve. I was told they don't have one!
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answered 13 years ago
Go to a simple central market, we have white ones with long and short sleeves - but only blouses, they are cheap from 50 hryvnias and more, probably Chinese, they will do for Egypt.
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answered 13 years ago
We in Sharm in the old city bought pure cotton short blouses for $ 6 with color spots, pure white were $ 5, but they were translucent, like gauze. We chose colored ones.
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answered 13 years ago
In this story with a girl, not everything is so transparent.
They said first one thing and then another. It's not good to assume unpleasant things, but....
We saw in Egypt the behavior of a number of girls .... well, very specific. And if for a moment hyptothetically (again, without stating anything!) assume that she behaved in a similar way (for example, she walked around the territory after 19 drunk in a bikini and hugged the staff at the animation). Then another assumption about the development of events may arise. Namely, that in the dead of night a young Egyptian went to a woman much older than himself for a reason. This is as a guess. And then everything changes a little.
They said first one thing and then another. It's not good to assume unpleasant things, but....
We saw in Egypt the behavior of a number of girls .... well, very specific. And if for a moment hyptothetically (again, without stating anything!) assume that she behaved in a similar way (for example, she walked around the territory after 19 drunk in a bikini and hugged the staff at the animation). Then another assumption about the development of events may arise. Namely, that in the dead of night a young Egyptian went to a woman much older than himself for a reason. This is as a guess. And then everything changes a little.
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answered 13 years ago
Much to blame the girl 22 years old. We had the same adventure with the staff and it’s good that there were two of us and we are adults and we know how to deal with presumptuous men. In the evening, the light suddenly went out in the room and before we had time to get off the bed, there was a knock on the door. He asks if there are any problems? We, of course, the light is gone. He took a chair from our room and poked around for a minute - the light appeared, he brought the chair and did not come out. We thank him and goodbye, but he does not even think of going out. Arab music just started playing on TV and he started dancing in front of us. We are looking. Uncle broke up and decided to engage us in the rhythm of the dance and tickle us at the same time. Well, I had to beat the guy a little with anything on the muzzles, because he did not understand the words STOP and GOU OUT. They threatened that we would complain to the reception and the grand security, then he had already left. After some time on the beach, young girls told a completely similar story - that is, the electrician has so much fun all the time.
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answered 13 years ago
Lonely tourists are pestered always and everywhere. And in Hurghada and in Odessa. Checked on myself. Since I prefer to travel alone (I don’t like to depend on the wishes of my brothers), sometimes incidents happen. Last year, I didn’t have time to unpack my suitcase, when a “cavalier” came to the room, sort of like asking if I was comfortable, because we arrived late at night. In general, he had to star on the head, only then he left. And after 10 minutes they called from the reception desk and kindly inquired so: is everything okay, is everything okay? I didn’t have the strength to make a fuss, I said: everything is fine. For the next 2 weeks, employees and staff bowed almost from the waist at the sight of me. Word of mouth works great there.
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answered 13 years ago
Ala, well, what a nonsense. Everything depends on behavior. I went alone several times, and so, no one ever pestered me :) Perhaps this is due to the fact that no one took me for a Russian. From my personal experience I can say that there was a respectful and friendly attitude. Never rudeness, harassment, etc. did not experience it myself. I tend to think that everything depends on behavior.
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answered 13 years ago