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Posted by: lavendell Mar 20 2008, 01:42 PM
Hey guys!
I'm going on vacation tomorrow. A little trip to Egypt 
First time in one year that I can't play guitar for a whole week!! 
And even worse... one week without GMC!! OMG, I don't think I can do this!! 
well, see you guys when I get back home!
PS. Man, just realied I should have bought one of those Shrednecks 
-Marcus
Posted by: chast Mar 20 2008, 01:43 PM
I'm going on vacation tomorrow. A little trip to Egypt
First time in one year that I can't play guitar for a whole week!!
And even worse... one week without GMC!! OMG, I don't think I can do this!!
well, see you guys when I get back home!
PS. Man, just realied I should have bought one of those Shrednecks
-Marcus
Have fun on your vacation Marcus
And please take some photos, I really like the egyptian culture
Posted by: lavendell Mar 20 2008, 01:46 PM
And please take some photos, I really like the egyptian culture
Thanks Chast! Absolutely, lots of photos! I just upgraded my cam with 2 Gb memory
Posted by: Smells Mar 20 2008, 01:51 PM
have a great vacation Marcus, see ya when you get back
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Mar 20 2008, 01:53 PM
I always wanted to go to Egypt. I'm sure you'll have a great time Enjoy yourself.
Posted by: Danilo Capezzuto Mar 20 2008, 01:54 PM
Have fun Marcus!
Posted by: RIP Dime Mar 20 2008, 01:55 PM
Have fun Marcus, bring back some stories will ya! 
Posted by: lavendell Mar 20 2008, 01:57 PM
Thanks guys
Posted by: rokchik Mar 20 2008, 02:05 PM
Have a great vacation Marcus.
Posted by: Nemanja Mar 20 2008, 02:09 PM
wow Egypt ...have a nice time there...hope you post some pictures when you come back...
Posted by: Mrblomme Mar 20 2008, 02:21 PM
Have fun in Egypt Marcus. 
Posted by: Muris Mar 20 2008, 02:28 PM
Hey Marcus,have fun in Egypt!!
Just don't get too scared if you take taxi,specially in Cairo,
they drive like lunatics.
Posted by: tonymiro Mar 20 2008, 02:43 PM
Have a great vacation Marcus .
And with the taxi drivers - just tell them you know Muris
Cheers,
Tony
Posted by: Trond Vold Mar 20 2008, 02:47 PM
Have a nice trip
Posted by: lavendell Mar 20 2008, 02:47 PM
haha... ok, thanks for the advise about the taxi!!
Posted by: Muris Mar 20 2008, 02:50 PM
Anytime
I know how I felt like so I needed to tell you,
it's always good to be well prepared.
Ohh,and don't look at traffic lights when walking across the street...
...cause drivers don't look neither.
Posted by: lavendell Mar 20 2008, 03:12 PM
...cause drivers don't look neither.
really?!
Anything else I need to know?
Posted by: Bogdan Mar 20 2008, 03:12 PM
Have a fun vacation !! Egypt is great
Posted by: Juan M. Valero Mar 20 2008, 04:48 PM
One week without the guitar !!! it cannot be posible 
have a nice vacation
Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Mar 20 2008, 05:27 PM
You have really deserved a rest Marcus - I know you work from early morning to late night!
Be sure to rest and come back with full strength!
Posted by: Muris Mar 20 2008, 05:31 PM
Anything else I need to know?
Of course,there are many things more.
Be careful when buying stuff on street markets,
price is sooo "foggy" matter over there.
Per example,seller offers you an item for 50$,
do some smart talking and you can have it for 5-10$ nonetheless.
Posted by: USAMAN Mar 21 2008, 10:10 PM
Are we going to get an Egyptian sounding lesson when you get back?
Have fun!....Im jealous...
Peace.
Posted by: Maximus Mar 25 2008, 03:53 AM
Anything else I need to know?
Don't eat the yellow snow! oops, wrong part of the world
Posted by: Muris Mar 25 2008, 04:22 AM
ohh man
Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Mar 25 2008, 12:32 PM
Yeah, the Taxis - they are black and white and even more dilapidated than the rest of the cars ... don't mind all the horn blowing, they do it automatically (even when there are no other cars on the road!) - and if you are a nervous passenger, bring a blindfold!!!
Funny thing is, although they drive like lunatics, they always seem to get where they are going in one piece, so in fact they are all master drivers!
Posted by: seagull Mar 29 2008, 07:37 PM
Be careful when buying stuff on street markets,
price is sooo "foggy" matter over there.
Per example,seller offers you an item for 50$,
do some smart talking and you can have it for 5-10$ nonetheless.
Indeed!
And watch out when buying water, NEVER buy it off of the street sellers or in doubtable shops! Always buy it from Hotels and other more legit places, because I heard when I was there that there are actually people who sell unfiltered water and put it on bottle. It may seem legit at first, but beware, you don't wanna catch a nasty stomach infection!
A beware of people selling stuff on the beach. When I was there, some young chap came and sold me a piece of water melon. Then when he had already cut it out and given it to me, he wanted $10 for it!
But yeah, as Muris said, NEVER just pay what they demand, ALWAYS barter.
Posted by: lavendell Mar 30 2008, 08:48 AM
Man, I wish I knew that before I left because that was exactly what I did; buying water in small shops... and I also got a stomach infection
Well, lesson learned for me!!
Posted by: Trond Vold Mar 30 2008, 09:02 AM
Well, lesson learned for me!! Ouch!
Hope you had a fun trip regardless of that
Posted by: javari Mar 30 2008, 09:14 AM
don't eat icecream and don't eat salads (there salad is cleaned wit water).
be careful with meat (you'll see why when you see your first butcher shop in Egypt )
I learned the hard way, was very ill for two days...
But, it's great, very beautifull!!
have fun
Posted by: audiopaal Mar 30 2008, 12:07 PM
Have a nice vacation man, enjoy
Posted by: seagull Mar 30 2008, 02:35 PM
Well, lesson learned for me!! Ouch, sorry I didn't warn you in time!
Guess we could use an instructor giving lessons on traveling at this site too.
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