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Ramblings On A Madrid Flight…. International Frustrations This Time!

So you're at the airport and waiting to go to the gate... This is a little note to all sneaky Egyptians... One day I will pull out a gun and shoot you in the back of the head... There is only so much sneaking I can take in my day-to-day life... So I'm standing in… Continue reading Ramblings On A Madrid Flight…. International Frustrations This Time!

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Mobile Phone, Sim Cards And Internet Frustrations… Just A Normal Day In Egypt!

YES I KNOW.... I have been very very bad at updating my blog, but wait for it..... Drumroll..... I HAVE AN EXCUSE!!! I have not had internet for a long long time... Egypt knows how to mess with you, stress you out, make you absolutely furious!!! Dont worry I will explain all to you now...… Continue reading Mobile Phone, Sim Cards And Internet Frustrations… Just A Normal Day In Egypt!

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Before And After Photos Of The Crystal Boudoir!

Welcome to another post showing you more photos of my sexy crystal palace! These photos are from my room! Still very much a blank canvas but it's getting there...   Before and after photos: Corridor view from living room. View from my bedroom to the bathroom! Old bedroom door and new bedroom door! New light… Continue reading Before And After Photos Of The Crystal Boudoir!

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An English Speaking And Understanding Erupting Dumbed-Down Volcano…

Wow, I was thinking that it had been a long time since I posted something but I didn't realise it had been this long! The last 10 days have been kinda busy... Been spending a lot of time with my boyfriends family. Took a day trip to Ein Soukhna... I started a jewelry course on… Continue reading An English Speaking And Understanding Erupting Dumbed-Down Volcano…

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The First (In Many) Before And After Photos Post!

I went over this moment a million times over and over again in my head... How should I organise the photos... Do I do a whole before post and then an after post, do I add the renovation photos, bla bla, all the boring thoughts.... So I eventually settled on posting the before and after… Continue reading The First (In Many) Before And After Photos Post!

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Egyptian Satellite Tv And Huge Nosed Egyptian Neighbours!

I just got tv for the first time a few days ago! Well I have had a TV for 4 months now but ive not had any tv channels! I've had to watch Nip Tuck, Come Fly With Me over and over and over again... I've watched all the movies I have at least 4… Continue reading Egyptian Satellite Tv And Huge Nosed Egyptian Neighbours!

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Trying To Make Sense Of It All…

I'm a very logical thinker... it's the way my schools tought me to think, logic... So I try to think logic on a daily basis... But this isn't working for me here in Egypt, it's actually making me quite insane... I keep trying to find a logic explanation for everything, and this is making me… Continue reading Trying To Make Sense Of It All…

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Kitchen… Kitchen… Kitchen… AAAAAAHHHHH FREAKING STUPID KITCHEN!

Welcome all to my long awaited post about my spectacular kitchen... So my kitchen has been the reason for all my frustrations... Frustrations from calling for delivery and getting wrong food or super late cold food... Not being able to choose what goes in the dish and having a limit of 4 delivery restaurants, most… Continue reading Kitchen… Kitchen… Kitchen… AAAAAAHHHHH FREAKING STUPID KITCHEN!

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The Dreaded Mogamma Experience…. (An Extreme Real Life Horror Movie)

As a person with a Norwegian passport I need to have a visa to live legally in Egypt. Legel, shmegal, WHATEVER.... Egypt doesn't have any laws so everything is officially legal! If I didn't own an apartment I promise you with hand on my heart I would do exactly like all the other foreigners here..… Continue reading The Dreaded Mogamma Experience…. (An Extreme Real Life Horror Movie)