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peteregypt

Peter

@peteregypt

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English expat in Egypt

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16

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6

About me

English

Lives in Hurghada

Speaks English, Not quite conversational French, Rubbish

Registration: 23 March 2013

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Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
10 years ago
Moon Goddess58

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

Peter

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
Moon Goddess58

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

Peter

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
Moon Goddess58

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

Peter

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
littleenglishmiss

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 ...

Peter

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
littleenglishmiss

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 ...

Peter

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
littleenglishmiss

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 ...

Peter

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
peteregypt

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

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
peteregypt

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

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
peteregypt

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

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
peteregypt

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

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
peteregypt

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

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
peteregypt

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

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

Peter
peteregypt created a thread
11 years ago

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

Peter
peteregypt replied to a thread
11 years ago
peteregypt

Moving to Hurgahda by peteregypt

Hello, My wife and I have just moved to Hurghada, the process involved a lot of research on the internet, so it seems only right to add our experiences into the library.. the piece is 8000 words, and so I have put it in blog........... I ...

Peter

Thank you, glad you liked the piece... yes our politicians are hopeless... by we must rise above their incompetence and carry on regardless.... a boat in the Red Sea would be Liz's dream.... of course we would love to meet up for a coffee, put not ... Read More

Peter
peteregypt created a thread
11 years ago

Moving to Hurgahda

Hello, My wife and I have just moved to Hurghada, the process involved a lot of research on the internet, so it seems only right to add our experiences into the library.. the piece is 8000 words, and so I have put it in blog........... I ... Read More