Egypt Bomb Blast Kills 3 Tourists

[ChillDoubt]

Near the pyramids, apparently:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46702301

As ever, I’ll never fathom the want to holiday in any Islamic country.

[jim360]

Maybe because of the pyramids, and just generally because the Middle East is the cradle of civilisation, filled with natural beauty and ancient history.

Since attacks like this remain mercifully rare, although not rare enough, I suppose that most people feel that the chance to see such wonders is worth the risk. Sadly these tourists lost that gamble. Most will win it.

[ChillDoubt]

Anyone I know who has been to the pyramids didn’t enjoy it, too much begging and harassment.
Sadly, the cradle of civilisation is anything but these days but whatever floats one’s boat I suppose.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Nothing much to worry about. Another rare incident. early a hundred were gunned down at Luxor twenty odd years ago.

A more pressing. question to me, ChilledOut, is not why tourists (as a matter of free choice) go to Egypt etc. exposing themselves to the risks of terror attacks, but why Europe (as a matter of policy ) is importing those risks here.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Nearly a hundred.

[ChillDoubt]

That’s a question I ponder almost daily, VE.

[Guilbert53]

>>> I’ll never fathom the want to holiday in any Islamic country.

Yes you are much safer in Manchester, or London or New York !!!

[Old_Geezer]

Worth seeing, despite vanishingly small risk of violence, and near certainty of begging attempts etc.. It's not like Egypt is as anti-western as some places. One needs to weigh up risk for different places, unemotionally.

[Prudie]

It's cheap, has winter sun, brilliant diving and snorkelling and legendary artefacts - might have something to do with it. Feel so sorry for those killed and wounded but also for the local tourist industry, people had really only just started to return and now they won't again - for the pedants I'm including the Red Sea resorts in this.

[ToraToraTora]

"It's cheap, has winter sun, brilliant diving and snorkelling and legendary artefacts ".....and a load of religious nutters who'll blow you up for no discernable reason, nice!

[Sqad]

Fabulous weather, fabulous beeches and up market hotels.......how's that for starters?

[Rockrose]

Have been several times and love it there

[-Talbot-]

Aye, tis great...no discrimination and persecution in Egypt like there is in the UK.

[anneasquith]

For those who have visited, how long ago did you go ?

[goodgoalie]

Hasn't PP recently returned from there?

[Rockrose]

I have been there in the last 5 years, what difference does that make Annea?

[Peter Pedant]

// As ever, I’ll never fathom the want to holiday in any Islamic country.//
as a Marine you know trouble and er well know to keep away from it

//As ever, I’ll never fathom the want to holiday in any Islamic county.// um never been to Birmingham then?
ter daaah!

// As ever, I’ll never fathom the want to holiday in any Islamic country.// er the Suez campaign wasnt ever laid out as a holiday was it? - ter daaah!

// As ever, I’ll never fathom the want to holiday in any Islamic country.// you're like those firemen honoured in the New years honours today - they hear a bomb go off and hi-tail oudda town !

I was sorry for all concerned. Viet is mainly Buddhist and 2% Roman Catholic - I am not sure if they could understand the argument that if one blows up tourists then the country will be free !
free from tourists that is!
The bus deviates from a known safe route and just happens to pass an IED embedded in a wall that someone sets off ....
sounds likely - but the likely thing is that the Egyptians have no idea what happened

[ChillDoubt]

Fabulous weather, fabulous beeches
——————
I thought it was mostly palms and olive trees in Egypt?

Apologies Sqad, I couldn’t resist.....

[Peter Pedant]

// "It's cheap, has winter sun, brilliant diving and snorkelling and legendary artefacts ".....and a load of religious nutters who'll blow you up for no discernable reason, nice!//

seems like a good reason not to cross Lundy bridge and visit the House of Parliaments isnt it?

Yes I was there a fortnight or so ago
and enjoyed it ( Luxor - yeah where the massacre was 1997)
on the way back had a crazy AB conversation ( no really ) with passport control:
PC - had a good time then ? is it safe ?
PP yeah OK - felt really safe. but then I do speak arabic
PC - really? you should be at GCHQ listening to what they say ...
PP I am on a bucket holiday for chrissakes .....

so a thread such as this - I am ready for y'all !