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What is this "bridge" over the Suez Canal?
This bridge appears to be a permanent installation. In Google Earth, the first evidence I can see of its construction is June 2018:
In February 2019, you can see the completed bridge out of the way ...
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What is this "bridge" over the Suez Canal?
There is an entry for it in OpenStreetMap, noted as "movable bridge". The government website for the Canal has a gallery for a "floating bridge", which suggests it is some form of ...
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Egypt hotel deliberately overcharged dollar payments and refunded the difference in cash. Why?
Until recently, there was an up to 2x difference between the official EGP/USD exchange rate and the black market rate. By getting dollars from you, then giving EGP to you at the official rate, they ...
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Why are currency exchange rates so different in Egypt?
Without getting into Egypt's current economic crisis, suffice it to say the country has a number of capital controls that aim to limit outflows of Egyptian currency. In October, the government ...
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Travel between Egypt and Israel
I almost entered Israel from Egypt using the Taba/Eilat border crossing Michael Seifert mentions in his answer in 2016. In that year, there was a local bus connecting central Eilat to the crossing; I ...
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Where to get offline maps for Cairo?
While Google Maps may not provide offline maps for this area, OpenStreetMap has mapped Cairo pretty well.
There is a large number of apps for offline maps based on OpenStreetMap. My favorite so far ...
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Where to get offline maps for Cairo?
My favourite app for exactly this purpose is Maps.me.
They allow you to download countries or provinces/states, depending on the area. You can add your own locations.
They recently added driving ...
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Is it possible to ride ordinary trains in Egypt as foreigners?
We went to the station this morning; at the ticket window they told us to buy tickets on the train. But on the platform the police officers and railway staff informed us that we can not board the ...
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Do I need Schengen visa type c?
"Travelers that need to land in more than one airport of the Schengen territory should apply for a regular Schengen visa instead of a transit Schengen visa"
A flight between Lisbon and ...
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Purchasing a ticket for someone else in another country?
Minimally, you will only need your passports, but ideally bring a printed copy of your itinerary that includes the PNR reference.
You can go directly to a check in desk with your passport; there is ...
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What is this "bridge" over the Suez Canal?
It looks like a pontoon bridge, which is in the water.
Those are often used as a temporary solution and can be taken out without leaving (many) traces when no longer needed.
They are also easier to ...
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Digital IDP in Egypt
There is no officially recognized "digital IDP". The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, which Egypt is a signatory to, specifies the IDP as being a paper booklet, issued by an organization ...
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How is Giza pronounced in Egypt itself?
This is the most obvious difference between the Egyptian Arabic dialect and the standard Arabic, the 'Jeem' letter ج . It's 'Geem' In most of Egypt.
But since this is not a question about grammar, ...
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Where to get offline maps for Cairo?
Another answer for OpenStreetMap, but I like OsmAnd~. While less polished than others I find it's more usable in practice than Maps.me, though YMMV. Only trouble is it's a bit of a pain to install - ...
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Travel between Egypt and Israel
According to Wikipedia, it appears that the only land crossing open to tourists between Egypt & Israel is the Taba border crossing, located on the Gulf of Aqaba (aka Gulf of Eliat) at the extreme ...
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Is it okay for me to sponsor my husband to UK for 6 months
You may have misunderstood the advice you received.
There are two reasons that your husband has to provide financial evidence with his visa application. The immediate one is that his visit will cost ...
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Digital IDP in Egypt
Here is the theory...
To be able to drive (and rent a car) in a country, you need to have a driver's license which is recognised by that country.
If you are resident of the country, there is usually a ...
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Where is this place?
It appears to be the Temple of Karnak complex in Luxor, Egypt, more specifically, the "Avenue of Sphinxes". If you compare the photo you posted with the one in the link, you can match the ...
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Travel between Egypt and Israel
As the other answers say, you can make this crossing.
However, the U.K. government provides travel advice for many areas of the world. The advice for Egypt is here.
The Foreign and Commonwealth ...
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Where to get offline maps for Cairo?
Yet another great option is the free app HERE WeGo. It allows to download free offline navigation worldwide.
It's available for iOS and Android
The size of the offline map for Egypt is about 350MB.
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Travel between Egypt and Israel
You can cross either way through the Taba crossing, between Eilat and Sinai.
See the crossing's (Israeli side) web site.
So you can travel from anywhere in Israel to Eilat, cross to Sinai, visit the ...
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Multiple layers of license plates on egypt cars
It means nothing, really nothing. They are sold in car accessories shops and some people put them because they think it's "cool".
It's usually done by van owners (the vans that are used for shared ...
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Tourist Visa on arrival in Luxor in the late evening
A few years ago I caught a similar late flight from the UK, the booths were open for us to use. Many official government websites advertise the visa on arrival process for Egypt, so it will ...
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Can I currently (June 2020) travel from Israel to the Taba hotel area and return to Israel?
The Israel Ministry Of Health published this guidance on returning to Israel:
Who is permitted to enter Israel?
Entry into Israel is permitted to any citizen or resident of Israel, but they are ...
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Travel zones with relaxed restrictions around the northern Red Sea
As always, any of this information is subject to change on short notice, but:
Egypt offers a special Sinai resorts entry permission to visitors from some countries (including the US) when arriving at ...
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Should I cover up my tattoo when visiting the Middle East?
Since you are asking for the middle east let me give you and all visitors an idea of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.
Plenty of western people in Dubai have tattoos on display in the water parks ...
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Receive and Make calls: Egypt to UK without extra fees
This is possible. My partner does this, she has one British SIM in her phone where she makes/takes British calls, and one Czech SIM where she makes/takes Czech calls. This way she avoids any fee's ...
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Cairo to Aqaba direct flights in 2019
You're in luck! Air Cairo has just launched twice-weekly flights from Cairo to Aqaba:
SM219 CAI1145 – 1345AQJ E70 2
SM219 CAI2200 – 2359AQJ E70 5
SM220 AQJ0100 – 0100CAI E70 6
SM220 AQJ1445 – ...
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Why is the Suez canal empty?
@jcaron seems to be on point.
The canal operates using a convoy system: A southbound staring at 03:30 and a northbound starting at 04:00.
So at 03:30 the canal is likely to be empty, and looking at ...
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Mark on the back cover caused by removal of a stapled pin. Will this be a problem when I travel?
Minor damage to a passport is likely to only be an issue if it somehow impacts any of the security features of the passport, or if it could in any way be seen as an attempt to modify the passport (...
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