We’re back with a special guest: travel agent Joanna Lynch, aka Jojo, joining us from a very relaxed corner of El Gouna. We chat winter sun, Casa Cook’s lovely hospitality, the El Gouna Film Festival, and a private speedboat trip to islands and a colourful coral reef.

There’s also a near-whiplash towel-sunbathing incident, some debate over camel kofta, and the looming “Bill of Doom.” Normal podcast service resumes next week, with listener contributions and hopefully some house-move news.

In this episode:

• Jojo’s travel-agent expertise—and how she planned the trip
• What El Gouna is like for a luxury winter-sun break
• Snorkelling, colourful coral and the speedboat ride
• The film festival glamour we couldn’t identify
• A promise of house-move updates to come

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In this episode, we look back on our first trip to Egypt: three days exploring Cairo, followed by a few days relaxing in El Gouna. It was a holiday of two halves, from navigating Cairo’s traffic and busy streets to getting used to life at a resort.

We talk about seeing the Pyramids and the Sphinx, visiting the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and its Royal Mummies Hall, and taking a boat trip on the Nile. Along the way, we share a few first impressions of Cairo, including the hospitality, the street animals, the driving, and the unofficial “Uber” offers at the airport.

There are practical travel thoughts too: what to expect at the Pyramids, getting around, finding places that serve alcohol, and what we’d have liked to know before we arrived. Plus, we compare this trip with our 40th birthday celebrations ten years ago—and admit that Pharaoh’s revenge had a hand in keeping this holiday a little more restrained.

This is Part One of our Egypt trip. We’ll carry on in Crisis Talks, where we talk more about Hurghada and El Gouna, with special guest Joanna Lynch.

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Katy and Katie are back after being poorly, and they have plenty to get off their chests. Katy recounts a train journey featuring a man who seemed to snore while awake, a very unusual phone call and some truly enormous suitcases. Then the pair debate backpacks in crowds, unsolicited train conversation and the stress of trying to get a GP appointment.

There’s also a catch-up on holiday plans for Egypt and India, Katy’s house move limbo, and a listener’s Room 101 contribution: “I didn’t see that on my bingo card.” Plus, the phrase “spending time in nature” gets a thorough airing.

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