Sharm El Shiekh ? not if you've been to Israel :(
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Mrs Toy has booked us in for a week at Sharm El Sheikh and all seemed fine until by chance when checking if a visa was needed she noticed in the 'small print' a paragraph saying to contact passport office if you have an Israel stamp in your passport.
We were informed that we may be refused entry or be detained and that passports would have to be renewed..which meant a hurried trip to Peterborough to get new ones.
wondered if anyone else has come across this?
Thomson dont mention anything in their travel documents so prehaps over cautious but i dont fancy spending the night in an Egyption jail !
Also i've just realised my PADI certificate and log book are Israeli as well, Wonder how well that will go down (no pun intended)
Anyone else been diving in Egypt who learnt in Eilat, cant be that unusual can it ?
We were informed that we may be refused entry or be detained and that passports would have to be renewed..which meant a hurried trip to Peterborough to get new ones.
wondered if anyone else has come across this?
Thomson dont mention anything in their travel documents so prehaps over cautious but i dont fancy spending the night in an Egyption jail !
Also i've just realised my PADI certificate and log book are Israeli as well, Wonder how well that will go down (no pun intended)
Anyone else been diving in Egypt who learnt in Eilat, cant be that unusual can it ?
Well folks..I'm Back !! And the thread is still on the go..
First time to Sharm and loved it.. lovely weather, fantastic sealife and diving (and our dive guide was as hot as a fox), apologies for the blatently sexist comment .
Hotel and food were good, people in the hotel v friendly, (Red sea holiday village)
Ate salads, had ice in G&Ts and no real tum issues, Only drank and brushed teeth in bottled water tho and used the hand gel(provided at all the hotel resteraunts)
def on the list for a revisit.
First time to Sharm and loved it.. lovely weather, fantastic sealife and diving (and our dive guide was as hot as a fox), apologies for the blatently sexist comment .
Hotel and food were good, people in the hotel v friendly, (Red sea holiday village)
Ate salads, had ice in G&Ts and no real tum issues, Only drank and brushed teeth in bottled water tho and used the hand gel(provided at all the hotel resteraunts)
def on the list for a revisit.
lost in espace said:
Thank goodness for that, I am glad you had a good time, my bother went and they all got ill, their son in hospital.
Thankyou for worrying about me Not so good with your brothers family tho. Do you know where they stayed,
speaking to people i think the summer holidays are the worst time with all the kids in the pools etc and places full to the max.
Mrs Toy invested another £15 to upgrade to a 'swim up room' which gave us our own (and another dozen rooms)pool.
Apparantly during 1/2 term the game was to try to shut the main pool down which was being done on a daily basis and this caused some health problems.
Hope your nephew is ok now..
Du1point8 said:
If just doing that I can highly recommend dahab for your next visit and dahab paradise, its only £40ish a night per room and is number one on trip advisor.
My 4 nights/5 days cost £280 including bedouin meal under the stars, 2 transfers, all meals + drinks (in and out the hotel) and the diving was £100 more for 4 dives.
I will be going back again and missing sharm out as it seems to be the new ibiza.
Sounds good, i like to keep going to different places so maybe next year.My 4 nights/5 days cost £280 including bedouin meal under the stars, 2 transfers, all meals + drinks (in and out the hotel) and the diving was £100 more for 4 dives.
I will be going back again and missing sharm out as it seems to be the new ibiza.
And havn't escaped the dreaded runs all together..
Mrs Toy spent yesterday keeping fairly close the bathroom. Blamed the sandwich she bought at the airport Still didnt affect her holiday.........or mine
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