This morning we caught a cab to the Khan El-Kahili Bazzar. This time we flagged down a cab with a meter, so there was no haggling about the price. As we jumped into the cab we watched him set the meter and we were off. 20 minutes later we arrived at the market. Well things got a little heated, as when i asked him how much, he had managaed to switch the meter off as we were driving. He now demanded 40EGP(Egyptian pounds or $8AUD). Well did i nearly loose it. I cal...

25/12/2010 The flight from Luxor to Cairo went without any problems. The problem we did have was the hotel we were staying at was meant to send a driver out to collect us. Seems they forgot. After a few attempts to contact the hotel, we grabbed a cab. Cannot believe the check of one of the airport staff. He was an employee of the airport, and he was kind enough to ring the hotel for me. He then ask me to give him money for helping us. It seems all Egyptians are ...