Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Alcohol in Cairo

Lugged two bottles of whiskey from India only to find that you can buy alcohol at the Egypt Air Duty Free! Had gone to City Stars and saw this huge Egypt Air outlet.

On enquiring was told that foreigners can buy 3 bottles of alcohol against their passport on entery into Egypt. There is a catch though, this can be done only 4 times a year!

Of course, one has to pay in USD.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi Manisha, my husband and I are negotiating on a job for him in Cairo. It is rather difficult to get a sense about the place and what it might be like to live there. We lived in Qatar for 3 years and are now based in Australia. What can you say regarding pollution levels and general quality of life? Also I have a special dietary requirement and cannot consume any wheat, barley, oats or rye gluten. Are there 'health food'shops or products readily available in Cairo?