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Wonderful stay in Cairo
If I am ever to return to Cairo I'll have no hesitation in staying at Hotel Longchamps. I've previously stayed at the big 5 star hotel and the contrast couldn't have been greater. Run by the efficient and friendly Hebba help and advice was always to hand. Hebba and her staff all have good English and having them negotiate private transport, book a restaurant or make telephone enquiries on our behalf was a lifesaver. Most visitors to Cairo will be familiar with the rip-off merchants or the dodgy tour guides which can really waste your time and money. The staff here steer you in the right direction and we never once had a bad recommendation.
The level of service – and friendliness – was something I've seldom found in the large hotels. The other thing I have to mention is that it's about one tenth the price! More ... (25 Nov 2008) Read past Review of the Week
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Two homes
We returned to Western Australian for three weeks during the Christmas break and stepped off the plane into the glorious warmth of Perth. My brother took us back to his place where we showered and changed and then announced it was time for the beach. What better way to throw off the effects of 25 hours in transit? The beach with its attendant rituals of beach cricket followed by a long swim in the ocean is nearly a religion with my family - Sundays were not for dressing up and going to church, rather for dressing down and heading for the beach.
With our two year posting to England half over it's interesting to return to Perth and notice the changes. And there are so many changes. Everywhere we went there were new buildings, new roads, everything booming due to the wealth flowing from the vast mining industry of the state. And yet when I think back to where we live in London with our corner pub basically unchanged in the last 400 years there is something very appealing about a lack of change. More ... Add your own Travel Tale