Not sure about that, have not used vodaphone here

crazy! thanks for the heads up. I think I'll only spend 30-40 days in egypt so I guess I should be fine even without it

Well, yeah, but you phone will be blocked next time you come to Egypt

oh okay, then I gotta do that. thanks!

How’s dahab in december? Is there an active community round that time of the year?

It depends which community are you talking about.
It's kinda cold during December-February, so here are less freedivers for example, but more windsurfers and kite surfers.
Also there kinda lots of turists during new year, but they are here just for a week or two.

Thanks for the reply! Just meant a general remote worker community

Oh, here are lots of people working remotely all year round, but everyone is doing their own thing, mostly some kind of sport.

if I want to learn to kite, would it make more sense to me to get an accomodation close to the lagoon? or is it better to stay in dahab and go there by transportation everyday?

Fellow travellers, have you spent time in Dahab, Egypt? I’m planning a trip during Christmas and New Year with my wife and my mom. I’d love to ask you some questions if you’ve been there—would really appreciate 5 mins of your time.

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Its not so comfortable here in December-January
Water is cold, wind is storg, and some nights are not really comfortable

Anyone based in Cairo or has been?

Hurghada vs Dahab?

Bro, it really depends on the context and what you want to do in your free time

I want to stay in a warm place where I can swim if I want

There is no online shopping for groceries in Dahab

Mh okay, but there must be a supermarket near ?

Yeah, there are shops and small supermarket’s, but the variety of options is not like in big cities.
You can create healthy meals with chicken, lamb, eggs, vegetables etc

If I eat at cafes I'll die

lol, why ?
There are a lot of good places in Dahab with nice and healthy food options

Usually in the morning we eat pancakes here in italy made with almonds flour , yeast, milk, eggs. Then a little square of 90% dark chocolate melted + coconut flour . And a glass of milk. That's healthy breakfast for us. I think it should be doable also there? Maybe they won't have the yeast as we call it in italy, or maybe the chocolate won't be clean or they don't have "normal" coconut flour? Idk, in thailand for example it was difficult to find food without chemicals compared to italy , we only stayed in south east asia outside of italy, so we don't know much of the food around the world

Then we usually eat a bit of meat either red or chicken, fruit like apples/pears/bananas , and some vegetable mixed either in soups or as a side dish . I think we could find something like this in egypt? Maybe the red meat is more difficult? Maybe the food won't have the same quality but I never expect to find italian food quality anyway

Dahab then

Isn't hurghada also a place where to swim etc? I don't know about it
Also, a guy here talked very good about el gouna few months ago

Coconut flour may be hard to find here but I am not sure about it, I don’t cook much at home

Okay so let's see

It’s cow milk butter, not margarine

Doesn't seem bad

This is beef sausage and beef bacon

Those are not sausages in my humble opinion 😂

it seems a bit exagerated

but anyway the food from the look doesn't seem bad

Yeah
My point was there is a variety of good places to eat, hopefully you will find something to your taste

you were spending how much? for 1 person or 2?

500$ for cafe and 200 for groceries (including some household stuff)
For 1 person

But keep in mind I am 110 kg dude who trains and loves to eat and drinks a lot of soda.

Yeah we usually spend about 600 Euros = 694$ for groceries for both
We have a way to spend little time cooking, buying food even only 1 time every 2-3 weeks or per month (except for a few things), and then cooking it and preserving it in a way it lasts 3 times more

I like Dahab, mostly because I train Freediving here. It’s nice and affordable

I have been to Hurgada, Sharm and Cairo, but they to crowded for me, Dahab feels more like a village

2 bedroom? So like, three rooms + a bathroom , of which 2 are bedrooms?

There are chats in telegram and groups on Facebook

watch the dogs tho 😂

yfbmuruogobmo I saw a drone footage of dahab.. is it literally a beach with some broken house on it?

lol
of course not
you will have more luck with google maps in satelite mode or street view mode

opdgivtkanejn how would you compare dahab or hurghada to thailand ?

very different. thailand is all about turism, premium services at low cost. dahab is more an oasis for sports: you can dive, climb, kitesurf, winsurf, swim. If you don't do sport, then it might be boring. There are international food options in town but forget the thai standards. Communities are present but mostly hippie stuff like yoga, healing, etc. Here in general is way more chilled, it's a desert after all! and it feels more like a hidden gem. I love it.

I agree with Leonardo

And then... They leave you alone? 😁

some barks at you, but if you slow down and talk to them then they calm down. for sure not a place to practice fast sprints

Always carry a supply of steaks to distract them

is VPN a big issue in egypt? can u get in trouble with the authorities for using it?

I don't think anyone care

This is not fake butter, it is one of the good companies, Almarai, you can trust thier products

Saw this at the main grocery store in Dahab today

Your bigger problem is not the authorities, but the non-functioning VPN. Some of them work, some don’t , some have inconsistent results

So the gov is blocking them?

I’m in Cairo 14 Dec - 10 Jan :)

Advice wanted: Where would you want to stay and hang out in Cairo for a week late December?

Maadi ia great spot, you will be safe and there is a big variety of shops/cafés etc..

Anyone in Cairo?

We are staying in Zamalek at NYE. Do you know where I can search for NYE parties/events?

Hey Harisson, I would suggest reaching locals on Cairo Jaz
Connecting is the best thing to reach good parties