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Eliat, Israel
a.spencer3 wrote:
With the exception of Iraq there is no North African or Middle East country I would not currently visit. Algeria? miguel -- See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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Eliat, Israel
Dave Smith wrote:
"a.spencer3" wrote: That was several years ago, and security in Egypt has been massively upgraded since then, as you probably well realise. And, as in most affected coiuntries, the general populace is as anti the terrorists as is the West. Yes, it was in 1997, 16 years after people from the same group killed Anwar Sadat. They had also been responsible for a number of other attacks on tourists in Egypt. And the Egyptians have pretty much managed to oppress this group into the ground. There have been no similar attacks in recent years, nor is there the sense that they will be repeated. Awful things have happened everywhere. Should we avoid New York City? Hiroshima? miguel -- See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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Eliat, Israel
Miguel Cruz wrote in message ... a.spencer3 wrote: With the exception of Iraq there is no North African or Middle East country I would not currently visit. Algeria? Mmmmmmmmmm. OK! But would love to go sometime. Surreyman |
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Eliat, Israel
Miguel Cruz wrote:
Yes, it was in 1997, 16 years after people from the same group killed Anwar Sadat. They had also been responsible for a number of other attacks on tourists in Egypt. And the Egyptians have pretty much managed to oppress this group into the ground. There have been no similar attacks in recent years, nor is there the sense that they will be repeated. The Egyptians have certainly clamped down on the extremists who were responsible for some of the attacks. The omnipresent armed security suggests to me that they have reacted to the problem, but that the threat is not totally removed. There is also a very visible police presence in a lot of European centres. There are places in Paris, like Place Concorde, where you see police with submachine guns standing at every corner. It may indicate an increased chance of them apprehending pickpockets and muggers, and it may scare them away, but the threat remains. There remains a threat of unexploded land mines in several areas, such as the some desert and coastal areas, notably the Mediterranean shore, the Western Desert, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Western shore of the Gulf of Suez. Visitors should follow local advice, especially if travelling off-road. |
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Eliat, Israel
"a.spencer3" wrote in message ...
Dave Smith wrote in message ... Fear mongering my ass. I responding to the post that suggested that people visit Egypt instead of Israel because it was supposedly so safe. I have a nephew who just returned from three weeks in Egypt. He said that he could go out for a walk at 3 am and feel perfectly safe...... because there was a policeman on every corner. He also travelled with a body guard. 'A policeman on every corner' is a gross exaggeration, but even if there had been, what is therefore the complaint? 3 a.m. in any major city (assuming he was) has its potential dangers. Frankly, I also would feel safer in Cairo than in Jerusalem at the moment. Sounds irrational. Cairo has much worse traffic, probably causing many more accidents than in Jerusalem. In case of an accident, it would probably take much longer to reach a hospital in Cairo, and the standard of medical help received would be lower. Bjorn |
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Eliat, Israel
Alfred Molon wrote:
The last bombing in Egypt was six years ago, while in Israel there are bombings every month. That may be true, but I was responding to the suggestion that there was absolutely no risk to travel in Egypt. Personally, I would not consider travelling anywhere in the middle east until those people grow up and learn to get along. |
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Eliat, Israel
Dave Smith wrote:
That may be true, but I was responding to the suggestion that there was absolutely no risk to travel in Egypt. Personally, I would not consider travelling anywhere in the middle east until those people grow up and learn to get along. It's your choice, of course, but you're missing out. My recollections of many trips to the middle east are of overwhelming hospitality, fascinating cities, wonderful food, mesmerizing exoticism, great bargains, and a liberating perception of absolute personal safety (due to the total lack of crime) unlike what you can feel in the "west" except maybe in small-town New Zealand. Then again I haven't been to Egypt yet. miguel -- See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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Eliat, Israel
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:45:26 +1000, the renowned Deep Freud Moors
wrote: On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:23:30 GMT, (Miguel Cruz) wrote: Dave Smith wrote: That may be true, but I was responding to the suggestion that there was absolutely no risk to travel in Egypt. Personally, I would not consider travelling anywhere in the middle east until those people grow up and learn to get along. It's your choice, of course, but you're missing out. My recollections of many trips to the middle east are of overwhelming hospitality, fascinating cities, wonderful food, mesmerizing exoticism, great bargains, and a liberating perception of absolute personal safety (due to the total lack of crime) unlike what you can feel in the "west" except maybe in small-town New Zealand. You mean crime and terrorism are not the norm in the middle east? That box in the corner of my loungeroom has been misleading me... Undoubtedly it has. Best to dump it and pop over to see for yourself. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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