Margaret
I have just joined up today having come across this website while looking for properties in Egypt. Great wealth of information to be had.
We have been living in Maadi, Cairo for 2 years and I have loved every minute of it. Unfortunately my husbands posting is due to finish in May but he will hopefully be taking early retirement.
Do we go back or stay here? We have decided to stay in Egypt but had then to make up our minds where to live and we have opted for El Gouna. We have visited a couple of times and have started to look at properties. We are coming back down again next week (1st April) for one week and hope to find our home in the sun.
Do I miss anything from home? Marks and Spencer comes to mind and the obvious thing - supermarket choice of wines. Shopping for clothes I thought would be a problem but in Cairo I have been able to have items made to measure. Couldn't afford that back home. I never feel threatened, even when venturing downtown. Egyptians always have a warm welcome for you in their shop - whether you buy or not.
All things considered, we have a lifestyle in Egypt that we could never afford to have in the UK, Spain, Portugal, etc., and as my husband is about to become a "pensioner", (I had better add that he is only 53) as far as I'm concerned, it's a bit of a no brainer!!
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