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Originally Posted by heathrow
based on loads of research, iraida is the company to use. Hurghada without any doubt. Sharm is lovely but long term I do not know if politics could change things like a repeat of history. However Hurghada is on the mainland that so many interests can be pursued giving you a long term of exciting hobbies to pursue.ie diving, biking in the desert, archeological trips to Luxor, Cairo, Aswan etc Finally with so much interest from all parts of the globe and a very affordable place to live, its a fantastic investmant
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Hi - you can do all the above and more in Sharm plus you are close to places like Dahab, Mount Sinai, St Catherines Monastery, dead sea etc etc. I often fly from Sharm to Luxor / Cairo - 50 mins at £30 return. Also you need to take into account the flights from the UK. There are more flights to Sharm at cheaper prices eg I got my 2 week return flights for next month at £100 each return and Xmas leaving 16th til 28th Dec for just £180 each return.
Ref history - I assume you mean the 2005 bombings?? Security is higher than ever in Sharm and prob higher than in Hurghada. We left Gatwick on the day of the London bombings in 2005 and were flying home when the bomb went off in Sharm. At the end of the day if its gonna get you it will but politics/terrorists wont stop me travelling anywhere. It happens all over and even more so in our own country. It has happended just the once in Sharm. Look at the likes of Turkey, UK where it repeats and now the likes of Thailand.
At the end of the day you need to be sure and visit - more than once. Get out and about and see what immediate ammenities you have eg hospitals, beaches, airports, entertainment, consider costs etc as well. We had visited Egypt many times before we decided to buy. Last year alone I visited 5 times before I signed the dotted line.
Good luck in wherever you choose and keep us updated xx