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Hiking Tips


Hiking is a good reward you may want to give to your soul, but it’s also tough and sometimes challenging if not to some extent dangerous. This post is meant to provide some practical tips to make your hiking trip as enjoyable and safe as you wish it to be- with some guidelines related to preserving the mountains ecosystem and natural beauty.

Bear in mind that the following tips are basically associated with hiking terrains in Egypt in general, and in the Graceful mountainous region and natural protectorate of St. Katherine in particular.

How to buy from web in Egypt

Buying web items in Egypt is becoming easier now with many affordable shipment options. This article discusses (and as usual allows updates) the shipment methods and costs of Customs, Sales Tax and the possible review by authorities for medicine, food, and publications.

 

How to have Vaccination for Travelling

Mandatory vaccination

The yellow certificate

They have vaccination for:

  • Yellow fever (Arabic: الحمى الصفراء)
  • Meningitis (Arabic: الحمي الشوكيه)
  • Cholera (Arabic: كوليرا)
  • Influenza (Arabic: انفلوانزا)

these vaccination are required for entry and stay in some countries worldwide.

There are different places that you can get your vaccination

How To Get Travelers' Insurance in Egypt

In 1864, Travel Insurance was invented by James G. Batterson when he founded the world’s first travel insurance agency “The Travelers Insurance Company” with the object of insuring travelers by railway or steam boat against loss of life and personal injury. Since then the concept has highly developed to cover a lot of aspects and details related to travel risks.

Junior Business Development Engineer

Summary of duties:

  • Chasing market opportunities, in Egypt, the Middle East & North Africa;
  • Pre-Qualification procedures;
  • Studying tenders and preparing proposals for different projects;
  • Communicating with potential clients and keeping track of their activities and needs.

Job Requirements: 

Employer Description: 
<p> Arab Consulting Engineers - Moharram-Bakhoum [Engineering Consultancy Company] </p>
Deadline: 
05/09/2009
Contacts: 
a-chawki@ace.com.eg; amira_chawki@hotmail.com; +202-33377120 (ext.3905)

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How to Get Visa for Egyptians

Egyptian Passport holders have access to many countries with no need to visa. Other countries require visa with procedures which change over time. Here's the SaharaSafaris Community's best updated information.

Technical writing post at the International School of Information Science (ISIS), an affiliate of Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Responsibilities:

1.  Preparing project guides, project presentations, and project descriptions
2.  Creating content for posters, flyers, and brochures
3.  Creating  news pieces, press releases, proposals and announcements
4.  Reviewing business and technical documentation for English correctness and readability
5.  Providing promotional ideas
6.  Preparing material for annual reports and board meeting reports

Deadline: 
10/15/2008
Contacts: 
rania.elbadry@bibalex.org