Friday, April 27, 2007
04/2007: Egypt, Blair and ferries.
They do things differently over here…
Egypt is a fascinating place, but it can be frustrating when it comes to organisation…
Enquiring about ferries to Hurghada from Sharm el Sheik, I was told that they were not running until 1st May – which was a bit of a bombshell as I was due to look at a number of properties there and had a hotel booked for a week.
Being naturally suspicious (and a touch cynical from having lived in the Middle East) I got 3 different people to phone the ferry company and verify that yes, all of the ferries were out of action. Reasons for this ranged from shrugged shoulders, to routine maintenance and Tony Blair. Tony Blair?
I am quite willing to let people blame Mr B for lots of things, but sticking him with the blame for Egyptian ferries not working seems a bit unfair – but apparently he is coming here this week for a summit along with other world leaders.
They do things differently over here…
Egypt is a fascinating place, but it can be frustrating when it comes to organisation…
Enquiring about ferries to Hurghada from Sharm el Sheik, I was told that they were not running until 1st May – which was a bit of a bombshell as I was due to look at a number of properties there and had a hotel booked for a week.
Being naturally suspicious (and a touch cynical from having lived in the Middle East) I got 3 different people to phone the ferry company and verify that yes, all of the ferries were out of action. Reasons for this ranged from shrugged shoulders, to routine maintenance and Tony Blair. Tony Blair?
I am quite willing to let people blame Mr B for lots of things, but sticking him with the blame for Egyptian ferries not working seems a bit unfair – but apparently he is coming here this week for a summit along with other world leaders.
# posted by hotelreviewer @ 11:07 am 
