Sharm - would you?
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Looking at holidays at the moment and the kids quite fancy Sharm again, as we haven't been there for a few years.
Obviously, the situation in Tunisia has made people a little more nervous and the FCO rates Egypt (ex Sharm) as potentially a high-risk area ( link).
Would you consider it right now? Part of me thinks it'd be fine but another part of me thinks why go to a place where it could easily kick off?
Obviously, the situation in Tunisia has made people a little more nervous and the FCO rates Egypt (ex Sharm) as potentially a high-risk area ( link).
Would you consider it right now? Part of me thinks it'd be fine but another part of me thinks why go to a place where it could easily kick off?
I can see both sides of the coin - whilst I agree that the chances of anything happening in Sharm (or anywhere you might pick to go on holiday) are reasonably remote, I'm not sure that I want be putting my kids in a situation where something 'could' happen. We've been through a lot in the last 2 years and that region is, and always has been, a bit more volatile than mainland Europe.
Obviously, anything can happen anywhere these days and you never know where or when - maybe I should just stay at home with my tin(foil) helmet on
Obviously, anything can happen anywhere these days and you never know where or when - maybe I should just stay at home with my tin(foil) helmet on
I'm sure you'll be fine but I've decided against it and have booked some flights to Portugal instead.
You say it's ring-fenced from the rest of Sinai and I'd agree it is by road but by boat is a different matter, as evidenced in Tunisia.
I'm glad I started this thread as it has thrown up some interesting viewpoints and few of the posts have actually been genuinely amusing.
I don't think I've been particularly influenced by anything in particular, other than my general philosophy of self-preservation - I just think that, even though the risk factor is probably small, it's not one worth taking.
I shall miss shelling monkey nuts in the Camel Bar in Naama Bay
You say it's ring-fenced from the rest of Sinai and I'd agree it is by road but by boat is a different matter, as evidenced in Tunisia.
I'm glad I started this thread as it has thrown up some interesting viewpoints and few of the posts have actually been genuinely amusing.
I don't think I've been particularly influenced by anything in particular, other than my general philosophy of self-preservation - I just think that, even though the risk factor is probably small, it's not one worth taking.
I shall miss shelling monkey nuts in the Camel Bar in Naama Bay
twing said:
Sorry OP this isn't aimed at you in the slightest, I haven't checked if you're taking kids or not.
But the irony of someone saying they hope no one takes little ones to Sharm and you going to Portugal has just raised a smile here (just a teeny one, I promise)
Mine are 15 and 12, so more than capable of telling anyone who might want to try and take them to eff off But the irony of someone saying they hope no one takes little ones to Sharm and you going to Portugal has just raised a smile here (just a teeny one, I promise)
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