Sharm El Shiekh ? not if you've been to Israel :(

[Catz]

I went to Israel then crossed the border into Egypt with no problem.
Trickiest part was leaving Israel and explaining why we'd spent most of the holiday in Egypt not Israel.

[lambysdad]

audidoody said:

Syria, Iraq, and Iran is where you'll need an Israeli-stamp-free passport.

I think you will also find Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Dubai.... are places you don't want to try and enter with a stamp from Israel.

[tubbystu]

lambysdad said:

audidoody said:

Syria, Iraq, and Iran is where you'll need an Israeli-stamp-free passport.

I think you will also find Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Dubai.... are places you don't want to try and enter with a stamp from Israel.

Saudi, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar etc too.

If you have been to Israel and might need/want to go to an "arab" country (or vica versa), you are definately better off without a stamp in your passport.

[audidoody]

lambysdad said:

audidoody said:

Syria, Iraq, and Iran is where you'll need an Israeli-stamp-free passport.

I think you will also find Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Dubai.... are places you don't want to try and enter with a stamp from Israel.

Well yeah .. and also Lebanon, Pakistan, Sudan and Yemen if we're going to do the full list.

ETA: Allahu Akbar

Edited by audidoody on Thursday 11th November 16:34

[R TOY]

Thanks for info folks, both passports now clean so should get in ok, not looking forwards to spending the week on the loo tho.
Sure my wetsuit will contain things

[mblade123]

Were off there next week. After a bit of reserch I understand its handling the money over there that you get most of the dodgy squirts from.

[DBSV8]

mblade123 said:

Were off there next week. After a bit of reserch I understand its handling the money over there that you get most of the dodgy squirts from.

yes it pays to have a bottle of hand gel , used it everywhere especially at meals and never had a problem in 5 years

[MrV]

R TOY said:

Thanks for info folks, both passports now clean so should get in ok, not looking forwards to spending the week on the loo tho.
Sure my wetsuit will contain things

You either seem to get the squits or you don't, we as a couple have been to Egypt a few times now and I always get them despite taking all the precautions where as the other half never does

If you do get a dodgy belly don't muck about get yourself to the chemist and buy the local drugs to cure your woes ,not only are they cheaper but the seem to do the job a damn site better than anything you can buy over the counter in the UK

[lambysdad]

As it turns out, i'm off to Israel next week and will be using my 2nd passport

[fadeaway]

cqueen said:

I know loads of people that have been there, every single one of them have sh*t themselves stupid for a week. I don't know why people still go there, filthy place.

don't drink the water or anything that's been washed in it - so no ice in drinks and no salads (no matter how nice they look!) - and you'll be fine.

[audidoody]

In all seriousness, guzzling a glass of neat gin will do the trick if there is no medicine to hand. Make sure it's AFTER the dive!

ETA: drink as much (bottled) water continually as you can handle. Dehydration can hit you very quickly, especially after a dive when you've been losing fluid by breathing dry air for 45 minutes.

Edited by audidoody on Friday 12th November 14:12

[Bill]

fadeaway said:

cqueen said:

I know loads of people that have been there, every single one of them have sh*t themselves stupid for a week. I don't know why people still go there, filthy place.

don't drink the water or anything that's been washed in it - so no ice in drinks and no salads (no matter how nice they look!) - and you'll be fine.

We used ice, ate salad and washed our teeth with tap water without issues in our hotel. I'll admit to being more circumspect out and about though.

[Roop]

I had no problems going Israel to Egypt.

[mr brightside]

DBSV8 said:

hornetrider said:

Silver993tt said:

cqueen said:

I know loads of people that have been there, every single one of them have sh*t themselves stupid for a week. I don't know why people still go there, filthy place.

Where Israel or Egypt?

Egypt in my experience. I've never known bowel movements like it, never again

it depends where you go tbh , I have yet to meet anyone whos visited El Gouna and had any troubles ?

Seven of us went to El Gouna for 10 nights and no stting through the eye of a needle at all.

[DBSV8]

mr brightside said:

DBSV8 said:

hornetrider said:

Silver993tt said:

cqueen said:

I know loads of people that have been there, every single one of them have sh*t themselves stupid for a week. I don't know why people still go there, filthy place.

Where Israel or Egypt?

Egypt in my experience. I've never known bowel movements like it, never again

it depends where you go tbh , I have yet to meet anyone whos visited El Gouna and had any troubles ?

Seven of us went to El Gouna for 10 nights and no stting through the eye of a needle at all.

Theres some fantastic restaurants around the Marina ........

Edited by DBSV8 on Tuesday 23 November 14:04

[havoc]

DBSV8 said:

mblade123 said:

Were off there next week. After a bit of reserch I understand its handling the money over there that you get most of the dodgy squirts from.

yes it pays to have a bottle of hand gel , used it everywhere especially at meals and never had a problem in 5 years

Absolutely - we had a week there a few years back (Sharm), used hand-gel before food and after handling money, were careful where we ate, and were absolutely fine.

That said, I understand how people can get really ill - was totally, miserably out-of-action for 3+ days in Thailand after eating something dodgy in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

[Poledriver]

This is one of the reasons why I have two passports! I travel to a lot of different countries!

[chillo]

DBSV8 said:

mr brightside said:

DBSV8 said:

hornetrider said:

Silver993tt said:

cqueen said:

I know loads of people that have been there, every single one of them have sh*t themselves stupid for a week. I don't know why people still go there, filthy place.

Where Israel or Egypt?

Egypt in my experience. I've never known bowel movements like it, never again

it depends where you go tbh , I have yet to meet anyone whos visited El Gouna and had any troubles ?

Seven of us went to El Gouna for 10 nights and no stting through the eye of a needle at all.

Theres some fantastic restaurants around the Marina ........going back in Feb to collect the boat

It was one of the restuarants there that i got ill from! Can't remember exactly, Narrowed it down to the bernaise sauce i had on my steak as my mate had EXACTLY the same right before he was ill!

Lovely place though!

[Anthony Micallef]

MrV said:

R TOY said:

Thanks for info folks, both passports now clean so should get in ok, not looking forwards to spending the week on the loo tho.
Sure my wetsuit will contain things

You either seem to get the squits or you don't, we as a couple have been to Egypt a few times now and I always get them despite taking all the precautions where as the other half never does

If you do get a dodgy belly don't muck about get yourself to the chemist and buy the local drugs to cure your woes ,not only are they cheaper but the seem to do the job a damn site better than anything you can buy over the counter in the UK

I went to Sharm for a week 2 years ago. Got the sts half way through and the medicine from the local chemist didnt really work. The 5 hour flight home was a nightmare and not an experience I would like to repeat!

[dnomyar]

Silver993tt said:

cqueen said:

I know loads of people that have been there, every single one of them have sh*t themselves stupid for a week. I don't know why people still go there, filthy place.

Where Israel, Egypt or East Anglia?

efa

Been plenty of times, never had a problem..................