Egypt Currency

... or an American academy overseas?); the pay and working conditions (will I be paid in dollars/sterling or hyper-inflationary local currency?); and the country/town I will be living in. For me, the latter has always been of paramount importance. Indeed, I ...

... did it first. 4) Because so many Egyptians are illiterate they have a very simple, logical way of handling their money. Their currency is called Egyptian pounds for those interested and it's about 6 pounds to the dollar right now. They have phased ...

... trying out for soccer opportunities in the Egyptian National Team. The Egyptians also like to have souvenirs from Nigeria like our currency, etc. and they are very good in marketing and persuasive buying. They remind me of the Igbo boys in Yaba market ...

... booking, also Egyptian entry visa can be obtained form the Egyptian embassy at your end. General info - Prices are quoted in Euro currency per person based on double occupancy. - Single room will be subject to a supliment. - Triple room reduction will be ...

... had to pick up my Egyptian Visa on arrival. Thanks to some advanced notice for other travellers I knew to head to the currency exchange booth and hand over my $15 USD.  They didn't even open my passport, just handed me the sticker ...

... (literally at one point) to grab the luggage and put it on their carts in order to make a few extra pounds (the currency here is called pounds).  Fortunately, the ferry staff knew about this, and for the more timid foreigners, they had put the ...

... good (those who know Nuwan know that this really matters: "nuf said").   However, we were surprised to find that the local currency is worth more than the US dollar - the Bahrainian dinar!  We got hot dogs, water and dessert for 3 for 3.700 ...

... two weeks. We had to get a Visa to enter the country and when I asked our man he pointed over to what looked like a currency exchange booth. Feeling a bit confused I went over and said I needed to change money for two visas. He took the money presented me ...

... , thanks to watching Al Jazeera in Ethiopia, the word for "soup," which is the same in Amharic) and being unfamiliar with Egyptian currency and pricing, I handed over my purchase and a 50-pound note and hoped for the best.  I'll never know if the wad ...

... in Egypt and after a while we began to relax. The hotel was simple but ok however we were given mostly large notes on currency exchange and immediately had to tip driver and people who took our bags to our room which was a problem! on entering the room ...

... world's largest export earner and an increasingly important item on the Balance of Payments for many countries. Furthermore, foreign currency receipts from international tourism reached $439 billion in 1998, a sum larger than that of any other product ...

... the lights, air-conditioning and fridge for us. Then we just relaxed for a while. Eventually went on a hunt to find a currency exchange place, then to a shop to buy some essential supplies; chips, chocolate and water. Later we asked the reception where ...

... ”. When I asked how much, he said “only 20 dollars”. “You mean 20 pounds?” I asked, (the local currency is the Egyptian pound with an exchange rate of about 5.5 to 1 dollar). He quickly lowered it to $5. After as much polite ...

... crisp stacks of money, easily countable and convenient for all.  I wondered what  they would do in Egypt in such a situation. Roll a trunk full of the local currency around.   As I was standing, in awe, in front of the teller, I heard a ...

... Angeles                 Friday, March 30 Currency The official currency of Egypt (Egyptian Pound) was pegged to the US dollar until 2000. Because of the severe economic crisis in ...

... driver to transport us to the African House Hotel, Downtown and thus, he escorted us through the intimidating crowds. The Egyptian currency is the Egyptian Pound and it is the coolest cash around featuring The Sphinx, The Great Pyramids and some ...

... 75 piasters (100 piasters in every pound, and each Egyptian pound was valued at about 17 US cents. Egyptian currency is particularly frustrating because they do not have coins for smaller denominations, so even ridiculously minute transactions for just a ...

... to Geneva.  He had a new friend in tow, Maria.  I ask you, how many Canadians are there in Egypt?  They lent us some Egyptian currency, and we all pigged out on burgers and beers waiting for our flight.  A strange, fortuitous end to an ...

... Hello freezing London!. ps. a tip for anyone flying out of Cairo airport - once you go through immigration, there are no currency exchange places anywhere!  and the Duty Free shops might as well be in London or New York as there is absolutely ...

... put me off my food. Slight problem regarding the ferry to Jordan. Because the ferry company only accepts US dollars because the Egyptian currency and economy is dire, I have to buy some. Easier said than done. I had planned to get them here as opposed to ...

... in Amman was just like any other airport where we had no idea how to get to our hotel, how much it would cost, what currency we needed etc.  Usually we have faith that we’ll figure something out and true to form, we were approached by a kindly ...