Originally Posted by JohnAx
I don't know how it is today, but we spent a week in Egypt doing the tourist circuit just a few days after the U.S. retaliation to the African embassy bombings a few years back. Although we kept a low profile and avoided target zones as much as possible I was very impressed by the overwhelming - and quite professional appearing - presence of military and police. At that time at least Egypt was taking their tourist industry seriously.
When I was there last year, one of the armed police at the museum at Memphis gave me his AK-47 to hold while he took of me with it . . . and then asked for money! I paid him under the theory that anyone willing to give me his gun is crazy enough to shoot me for nom-payment.
I too would go again, but am thinking that IST might be a better bet in terms of price and convenience for an AONE5 at least.