Pre Egypt: Preparation for Egypt


Before going to any new destination a little research for safety is always a good precaution. The most important precaution I found was to always carry water on you as it can get very hot in august. Adding to that always drink only bottled water and like always watch what you eat, a lot times people who have not travelled abroad before will have very sensitive stomachs so you don’t want to eat something that isn’t going to sit well with you.  Safety shouldn’t be much of an issue as long as you remain in main tourist areas.

Currency

Their currency is called the Egyptian pound, about 1 US dollar = 6 Egyptian pounds and looks like this: