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Old Nov 11th 2007, 7:20 am
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Got to be at Sharjah Airport at 4am on Thursday morning!
what a pain in the arse that will be!!
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Got to be at Sharjah Airport at 4am on Thursday morning!
what a pain in the arse that will be!!
No problem getting there at that hour but trying to drive back later may be an issue...
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No problem getting there at that hour but trying to drive back later may be an issue...
wont be back until Sunday and arrive back at 4.20am. hopefully will be out of the airport early enough to get a cab before the worst of the traffic.
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wont be back until Sunday and arrive back at 4.20am. hopefully will be out of the airport early enough to get a cab before the worst of the traffic.
Going anywhere nice? Lahore, for example?
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Going anywhere nice? Lahore, for example?
Cairo
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Cairo
My boss has just returned from a weeklong holiday there. He says to watch out for the taxi drivers...even worse than here, apparently.
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Egyptian drivers believe that using headlights wears down the car battery, so don't like to use them.

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Old Nov 11th 2007, 9:53 am
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My boss has just returned from a weeklong holiday there. He says to watch out for the taxi drivers...even worse than here, apparently.
any tips on Egyptian prostitutes...
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any tips on Egyptian prostitutes...
My boss is celibate, allegedly.
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My boss is celibate, allegedly.
oh bugger...
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oh bugger...
But let us not forget that he has not met you, yet...the celibacy is to do with a dicky heart rather than out of choice...poor fellow.
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My boss has just returned from a weeklong holiday there. He says to watch out for the taxi drivers...even worse than here, apparently.
not a problem. will no doubt have a driver from my company so no taxi's. Mind you they will probably drive just as bad
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Egyptians are fairly easy to spot anywhere on earth...They walk like an Egyptian...
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Originally Posted by Inselaffen
not a problem. will no doubt have a driver from my company so no taxi's. Mind you they will probably drive just as bad
Take a taxi its all part of the Egyptian experience.
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Take a taxi its all part of the Egyptian experience.
A pic from my trip there
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