Holiday destinations for September

Originally posted by Blackamp
Egypt is not too hot in September, and there are of course many, many amazing things to see and do.

I love Egypt!

😀

Originally posted by MissShell
Does anyone have any good ideas?

Pfffft. It's February according to my calendar.

Originally posted by FreakyKBH

Originally posted by Blackamp
[b]it's a species of hardy desert goat, native to the Sinai.

not many people know this, but the Mustapha Dance was created to celebrate the life of Egypt's greatest philosopher, the transcendental idealist and bon vivant Mustapha Kant.

Thus spoke Wikipedia...[/b]

whoops! you've gone off half-cocked and made a fool of yourself again.

here is what wikipedia actually says about 'casbah' (only takes a minute to look):

"The Casbah (Arabic: قصبة‎, qasba, meaning citadel) is specifically the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. More generally, a kasbah is the walled citadel of many North African cities and towns. The name made its way into English from French in the late 19th century (the Oxford English Dictionary states 1895), and continues to be spelled as acquired from that language".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casbah


as for the 'Mustapha Dance', there is no wikipedia entry. it's the flip-side of the 'Rock the Casbah' single by The Clash. 'Mustapha Kant' is a name i made up.


even lulzier, i see that Grampy followed you right into the Pit of Insufficient Research, but hey, no surprises there.

Originally posted by ich binimKopfweg
I love Egypt!

😀

it's one of the most brilliant places i've been. friendly, hospitable people, and there's nothing quite like sailing down the Nile on a felucca. add to that Abu Simbel, the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Hapsepsut, the pyramids and Sphinx (of course), Luxor / Thebes, and you have a brilliant holiday destination. i didn't get out to the Red Sea unfortunately, but it's apparently great for SCUBA etc.

Originally posted by Blackamp
whoops! you've gone off half-cocked and made a fool of yourself again.

here is what wikipedia actually says about 'casbah' (only takes a minute to look):

"The Casbah (Arabic: قصبة‎, qasba, meaning citadel) is specifically the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. More gener ...[text shortened]... llowed you right into the Pit of Insufficient Research, but hey, no surprises there.

Defensive posturing and wiki familiarity noted.

Originally posted by Blackamp
it's one of the most brilliant places i've been. friendly, hospitable people, and there's nothing quite like sailing down the Nile on a felucca. add to that Abu Simbel, the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Hapsepsut, the pyramids and Sphinx (of course), Luxor / Thebes, and you have a brilliant holiday destination. i didn't get out to the Red Sea unfortunately, but it's apparently great for SCUBA etc.

Go alone?

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Go alone?

been outside the USA? North America?

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Defensive posturing and wiki familiarity noted.

desperate attempt to save face after lack of research exposed noted.

Originally posted by Blackamp
it's one of the most brilliant places i've been. friendly, hospitable people, and there's nothing quite like sailing down the Nile on a felucca. add to that Abu Simbel, the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Hapsepsut, the pyramids and Sphinx (of course), Luxor / Thebes, and you have a brilliant holiday destination. i didn't get out to the Red Sea unfortunately, but it's apparently great for SCUBA etc.

😀 !!!!!!

Originally posted by Blackamp
been outside the USA? North America?

So you went as part of a support group... need to belong and timidity noted.

Originally posted by Blackamp
desperate attempt to save face after lack of research exposed noted.

Identity crisis confusion noted (gb searches; Blackamp doubles back and researches).

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
So you went as part of a support group... need to belong and timidity noted.

can we take that as a declaration that you always go on vacation alone?



oh, and been outside the USA? North America?

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Identity crisis confusion noted (gb searches; Blackamp doubles back and researches).

now, this just has to be self-parody.

Originally posted by Blackamp
whoops! you've gone off half-cocked and made a fool of yourself again.

here is what wikipedia actually says about 'casbah' (only takes a minute to look):

"The Casbah (Arabic: قصبة‎, qasba, meaning citadel) is specifically the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. More gener ...[text shortened]... llowed you right into the Pit of Insufficient Research, but hey, no surprises there.

What's that? You thunk an original thought? How very clever of you!

Let us all fan into flame this fragile spark and do everything we can to encourage its repeat. Quick, everyone, blow in the general direction of Australia!

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
What's that? You thunk an original thought? How very clever of you!

Let us all fan into flame this fragile spark and do everything we can to encourage its repeat. Quick, everyone, blow in the general direction of Australia!

*holds nose*

phew! that's enough, halitosis breath!😠