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Offline Shuckins

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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2008, 06:09:11 AM »
Oh, and if you travel to Luxor...travel by train.  You'll never regret it.  Also, attend the Sound and Light Show at the pyramids and at Luxor.  They are experiences that you'll never forget.
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2008, 06:24:03 AM »
Quote from: Dowding on April 24, 2008, 05:05:30 AM
Or maybe he'll develop a respect for Egypts amazing monuments and history. Hmmm, tough call.

Methinks a little jealousy is creeping in here.

I'd rather develop a respect for the amazing history of Belize's reef, but that's just me.

Have fun Chairboy.
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2008, 07:22:17 AM »
Quote from: Shuckins on April 24, 2008, 06:07:03 AM
Carry plenty of Lomotil, or something even stronger.


Definitely something stronger. Get your local Doc to quickly call in a prescription for Flagyl, the generic is metronidazole tablets. Not too expensive but it actually works.

You'll thank me for this!

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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2008, 08:38:38 AM »
Don't forget your BattleMech costume to impress the locals  ;)

Have a nice and safe trip!
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2008, 09:03:39 AM »
Thanks guys!  No time to get a prescription for anything, looks like I'll be roughing it.  ;)  I'll be drinking and brushing teeth w/ bottled water, that should help.

So, we'll fly to Cairo, then visit the step pyramid at Sakkara, designed by Imhotep, main architect to King Djoser (who I'm pretty sure was the villain in Ghostbusters.  We'll spend a day on the Giza plateau, visiting the Sphinx and more plus the Khan el Khalili Bazaar.

We'll also be going to Aswan & Philae, then we'll cruise up the Nile to Km Ombo, then to Luxor.  We'll visit the tombs of the pharaohs and I'll spend time in the Luxor market.

Then the Karnak temple complex, then we head to Dendera and then the temp at Abydos (my Stargate SG-1 experience should come in handy).  Then back to the Luxor Temple.  We'll fly back to Cairo and visit the Egyptian Museum, then, and this is terribly terribly cool, into the King's Chamber at the Great Pyramid.

A day of horseback riding and shopping later, then it'll be time to head back on the 10th.

It still doesn't feel real, can't wait to share photos and experiences.
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2008, 09:14:30 AM »
Pictures & AARs indeed..
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #21 on: April 24, 2008, 10:53:15 AM »
Have your doc call it in to a pharmacy near your NYC hotel. Ain't no thing, not hard to do.

You will likely wish you had metronidazole.

At the very least, see if you can get someone to translate the following into Egyptian Arabic and type it out on a piece of paper.


"Please, for the love of Allah, help me find a doctor that will give me a prescription for metronidazole!"

:)


Have fun Chair! Sounds like a great time! (If you had a pocket full of metronidazole!  ;) )
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2008, 03:58:57 PM »
Shalom!  I'm about to board the EgyptAir flight in a few minutes, thought I'd drop in and say hiya!  The arabic isn't fully sticking yet, but I've got a 10 hour flight to master it between watching season 3 of Arrested Development.  How hard could it be?  ;)

Had an interesting cab drive this morning with a Syrian christian, he was helping me with some of the pronunciation quirks.  I didn't mention the recent Syria-in-the-news item because the rest was too fascinating, but I did have an interesting walk from Cross Way Blvd to JFK's airtran terminal C this morning.  There are an astonishing number of dead birds alongside the New York freeways...

I'll take a bunch of pictures and put up a picture album as soon as I can.  Go ahead and don't invade Egypt for the next couple weeks, I don't know how good my trip insurance is.  :D

Shukran & Cheers!
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2008, 05:02:15 PM »
Very interesting thread to read. I will get a many Egypt assignments within near future
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2008, 05:11:22 PM »
bet he forgot his fishing pole for the Nile.
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2008, 05:12:06 PM »
Very cool. Beats the hell out of the trip to Atlantic City I just got back from :)

Charon
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2008, 05:55:13 PM »
By the way Chair....it's pronounced 'shuk-run'.  Had a lady on our trip who pronounced it 'shook-RAN' with a heavy country accent.  She was a constant source of embarassment to the group.  We called her "Big Momma" and her sidekick "Cyclops", but that's another story.

The correct response to 'shuk-run' is 'eff-whan'.  I never did know the correct spelling....just picked it up from friendly Egyptians on the street.

Regards, Shuckins
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2008, 07:50:22 PM »
salem alikum chairboy
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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #28 on: April 26, 2008, 12:02:44 AM »
Quote from: DieAz on April 25, 2008, 05:11:22 PM
bet he forgot his fishing pole for the Nile.

Do you not know what lives in the Nile???


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Re: Going to Egypt!
« Reply #29 on: April 26, 2008, 12:06:44 AM »
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