

Peter
@peteregypt
English expat in Egypt
Forum posts
16
Contacts
6
About me
English
Lives in Hurghada
Speaks English, Not quite conversational French, Rubbish
Registration: 23 March 2013
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Trouble in Hurghada by Moon Goddess58
Hi all Can anyone tell me if there is any rioting/trouble in Hurghada or is it just confined to Cairo. I want to come to Hurghada within the next six weeks. many thanks

Hello, All I will say is.... After the second "coup" Hurghada shut down, it wasn’t a great place to be.... we decided that we didn't want to and didn’t need to live like that... so we left, that was in September 2013... ... Read More


Trouble in Hurghada by Moon Goddess58
Hi all Can anyone tell me if there is any rioting/trouble in Hurghada or is it just confined to Cairo. I want to come to Hurghada within the next six weeks. many thanks

Yes, England. Our dive centre is on the beach used by 3 large hotels, two are shut and the remaining one has only 5% occupancy. The dive centre used to have a boat going out every day, it dropped to two last week, and no one knew what was ... Read More


Trouble in Hurghada by Moon Goddess58
Hi all Can anyone tell me if there is any rioting/trouble in Hurghada or is it just confined to Cairo. I want to come to Hurghada within the next six weeks. many thanks

Hello, Been living here for 6 months but going home this week, main problem seems to be petty crime, we watched two pickpocket teams work the street outside our favourite bar.... two tourists fleeced within 15 minutes.. normally lots of police ... Read More


Any one living in hurghada? by littleenglishmiss
Hi, just been on holiday to Hurghada and it blew me away! so much so i am now in the process of purchasing a property and plan to move out there over the next few years. i am looking to see what life is really like there day by day, crime or ...

yes, that of course is the problem, you can' tell the good ones from the bad ones, the guy we met in a bar and who found us our first apartment (full story on my blog at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com ) is now a friend and a champion chapÂ….. on the ... Read More


Any one living in hurghada? by littleenglishmiss
Hi, just been on holiday to Hurghada and it blew me away! so much so i am now in the process of purchasing a property and plan to move out there over the next few years. i am looking to see what life is really like there day by day, crime or ...

Hi all. My reply was in respose to littleenglishmiss Hi, just been on holiday to Hurghada and it blew me away! so much so i am now in the process of purchasing a property and plan to move out there over the next few years. i am looking to ... Read More


Any one living in hurghada? by littleenglishmiss
Hi, just been on holiday to Hurghada and it blew me away! so much so i am now in the process of purchasing a property and plan to move out there over the next few years. i am looking to see what life is really like there day by day, crime or ...

Hello My wife and I are living in Hurghada...... we have been here since March... so are relative newbies, one thing we have heard lot about is property problems.... if you are buying I hope you are wise and worldly.... promises that a ... Read More


Visa extensions by peteregypt
Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about the government store. Hope itÂ’s useful Peter

Dear ExpEgypt, All the information that is creeping into the public domain of this forum is of inestimable worth to the public, it is what these bulletin boards are for.... and I impressed by the depth of your knowledge on all this, ... Read More


Visa extensions by peteregypt
Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about the government store. Hope itÂ’s useful Peter

Well there you go, we learn something useful every day, its a well kept secret that, if this were Thailand I would still get a visa though, as the rules there flex depending on how much a particular officials gambling debt is that day.... Does ... Read More


Visa extensions by peteregypt
Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about the government store. Hope itÂ’s useful Peter

Thanks Tigerlily3103 Yes, all this info and a handy little map is on my blog at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html Different people see and do things differently .... In the interests of cash preservation my wife and ... Read More


Visa extensions by peteregypt
Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about the government store. Hope itÂ’s useful Peter

Hello, I am now thoroughly confused. We arrived at the office by microbus, went into Sakala from the office by microbus, went back to collect our passports by microbus and went home from the office by microbus. So either we are talking about ... Read More


Visa extensions by peteregypt
Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about the government store. Hope itÂ’s useful Peter

Hi This has got out of context. The original post was Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about ... Read More


Visa extensions by peteregypt
Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about the government store. Hope itÂ’s useful Peter

Thank you, your comments do explain a couple of things I'd heard, but hadn't put into context. I posted the blog because when I was looking on the web for information on how to do a visa extension I couldn't find anything up to date, although this ... Read More

Visa extensions
Hi, If anyone wants to know about visa extensions in Hurghada I have put something about this on my website at hello-hurghada.blogspot.com/p/visa.html There is also a paragraph about the government store. Hope itÂ’s useful Peter Read More