Bjorn Solstad
@basicus
Norwegian expat in Egypt
Forum posts
58
Contacts
5
About me
Norwegian
Lives in Rehab City, Cairo
Speaks Norwegian and English
Registration: 25 March 2013
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
Thanks for that but Bocilli cafe is inside Opera houseOh. The FC event looked like it was in Florida Mall. Read More
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
My wife and I will join this next week. Florida Mall is pretty close to where my mother in law lives. This was in reply to Miro : The Artist Read More
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
I got no mail about replies to the thread before ahmeddfouad wrote here today. So I assumed that it died by itself. Anyways, my wife is not feeling well, so we could not have gone anyways. She is still not fully recovered, so I'm not sure when we ... Read More
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
No. I don't think so. I did not see what Mervat wrote before just now. Read More
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
Sounds good :) You just make arrangements (date and time) with your people, and my wife and I will come too. We will ask a few other friends if they want to join. I am pretty sure we can get a couple we know to meet up. Read More
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
Sounds good :) You just make arrangements (date and time) with your people, and my wife and I will come too. We will ask a few other friends if they want to join. I am pretty sure we can get a couple we know to meet up. Read More
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
I meant Villa 55 of course. Read More
to Norwegian people, please help! by martynaPL
hi. I am a student from Poland and I'm preparing some project dealing with Spanish language in Norway and el Instituto Cervantes, attitude of Norwegian people to Spanish language etc. That's why I'd be grateful if you could answer some questions ...
I could, but I'm not in your target group. I live in Egypt, but never learned the language. As I never learned Polish when I lived in Poland :) To put it short: I have no language skills :) Read More
to Norwegian people, please help! by martynaPL
hi. I am a student from Poland and I'm preparing some project dealing with Spanish language in Norway and el Instituto Cervantes, attitude of Norwegian people to Spanish language etc. That's why I'd be grateful if you could answer some questions ...
I'm Norwegian. To get more info on this, I suggest you call the University in Oslo and ask. They have a Spanish section as far as I know, so I'm sure they can tell you more on this. I personally know a few Norwegian people speaking Spanish. They ... Read More
The Weekly Meeting :) by mr.hatahitos
The weekly meeting will be held in Hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg,3 Saray El Gezirah, Zamalek roof cafe The meeting is for everyone would love to talk, listen, for old members and new ones :) We will discuss everything, new ideas for regular meetings, ...
I tried to arrange a meeting in Villa 52 in Maadi a few months back. Everyone was interested, but no one showed up. Just me and my wife. So, anyone that actually decides to take the chance and set something up, you can count me in at least. Read More
Expats in El Rehab Ciry, Cairo by meems74
Hello, my name is Mimi and I just moved to El Rehab City 7 weeks ago. I'm originally from NYC (born and raised in the big apple) and I'm looking to make new friends in the area. I was wondering if anyone knew of any expat groups in el rehab. if you ...
A few people from this site will meet at Villa 55 in Maadi on saturday the 27th. We will meet at 9 PM in the pub, and I will put a piece of paper stating on it so you can recognize us. Feel free to join us. Read More
Expats in El Rehab Ciry, Cairo by meems74
Hello, my name is Mimi and I just moved to El Rehab City 7 weeks ago. I'm originally from NYC (born and raised in the big apple) and I'm looking to make new friends in the area. I was wondering if anyone knew of any expat groups in el rehab. if you ...
You just decide on a time and place. Tomorrow is good for me. Read More
Active Photographer Community
I think I read about this on cairo360.com or totallyegypt.com somewhere. Not sure where I read it though. Read More
Divorce In Egypt!! by VickyZozo
Never mind all that it was just a question.....Out of curiosity, been happily married to my Egyptian hubby for a year and 1 month :)
I suggested lawyer as an alternative if she does not know anyone she wants to use for this. Read More
Divorce In Egypt!! by VickyZozo
Never mind all that it was just a question.....Out of curiosity, been happily married to my Egyptian hubby for a year and 1 month :)
Contact a lawyer in Cairo that can help you with this. He will need a power of attorney from you that will have to get stamped by the Egyptian Embassy where you live. That power of attorney will probably also need a stamp from your embassy in Egypt. ... Read More
pay pal
We have ADSL from Link and TEData - and have ordered ADSL from Vodafone We have 3G via Mobinil and Vodafone. Not a single line is stable over time, so we have to keep switching between them. It's the most crappy internet connections I have ever ... Read More
pay pal
Yes. Finally Egypt is on the map. If they just could get their act together when it comes to internet speeds, I would be a very happy man :) Read More
brit girl saying hi! :-) by hannahlbaxter04
Hi! Im new to here, so thought i'd say hi! :-) Im really interested in any info people can give me on the best way of acquiring a job in egypt from abroad. I've visited many times & love it. Any advice greatly appreciated! Hannah
There you go! Now it's just to wait and see what turns up. maybe there is someone looking for a guest relations officer coming in here and seeing your post. I wouldn't exactly hold my breath though, since the tourism is suffering very bad times ... Read More
brit girl saying hi! :-) by hannahlbaxter04
Hi! Im new to here, so thought i'd say hi! :-) Im really interested in any info people can give me on the best way of acquiring a job in egypt from abroad. I've visited many times & love it. Any advice greatly appreciated! Hannah
Hi there, and welcome here :) As in any country, you should start by telling about what kind of job you are looking for - and being qualified for. Maybe someone here is looking for someone with your qualifications. Know knows? Read More
Current Security Situation in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Folks I will be traveling back to Egypt soon was wondering if someone can tell me the current political / security situation of Egypt ? Between I always travel outside home with bag pack having my notebook a DSLR Camera and couple of lenses ...
What do you mean by got ripped off?We simply ordered beer and snacks...and they asked for 800 LE per person, they hardly speak english and we very much regret this unplanned entry.Did you pay them 800 then? Did they try to force you to pay this ... Read More
Greetings to you
Welcome here :) I'm pretty new at this forum as well. Hope you like it here, and I am on the same mission of trying to understand Egypt. Read More
Current Security Situation in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Folks I will be traveling back to Egypt soon was wondering if someone can tell me the current political / security situation of Egypt ? Between I always travel outside home with bag pack having my notebook a DSLR Camera and couple of lenses ...
What do you mean by got ripped off? Read More
Divorce In Egypt!! by VickyZozo
Never mind all that it was just a question.....Out of curiosity, been happily married to my Egyptian hubby for a year and 1 month :)
Just PM me if you need anything further. Kareem (the lawyer) speaks English fluently though, so I think you will be fine. Read More
Divorce In Egypt!! by VickyZozo
Never mind all that it was just a question.....Out of curiosity, been happily married to my Egyptian hubby for a year and 1 month :)
We have used Karim Assem for several cases. They have been very well handled by the team there. If it's cheap or not I can't really say anything about - but we got the result we were looking for. Assem Law Office in Downtown, Cairo +20 2 2795 8435 Read More
Current Security Situation in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Folks I will be traveling back to Egypt soon was wondering if someone can tell me the current political / security situation of Egypt ? Between I always travel outside home with bag pack having my notebook a DSLR Camera and couple of lenses ...
You'd better leave any equipment you can't lose at home. It's very risky to go with anything of worth. I even leave my watch at home when I go somewhere I'm not entirely sure about. Just in case. Read More
foreigner looking for foreign friends by Register
Regards
An expat as far as I know is a person living outside his country of origin. Read More
foreigner looking for foreign friends by Register
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Expat forums are typical gold digger havens. So, it's better to be cynical and sceptical. I have reported several "friendly requests" here already for gold digging. Read More
Current Security Situation in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Folks I will be traveling back to Egypt soon was wondering if someone can tell me the current political / security situation of Egypt ? Between I always travel outside home with bag pack having my notebook a DSLR Camera and couple of lenses ...
I guess you will be ok as long as you stay away from Downtown. Read More
Current Security Situation in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Folks I will be traveling back to Egypt soon was wondering if someone can tell me the current political / security situation of Egypt ? Between I always travel outside home with bag pack having my notebook a DSLR Camera and couple of lenses ...
Where in Egypt are you going? Read More
foreigner looking for foreign friends by Register
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Maybe this person is looking for a tutor? It's a weird request.. Read More
foreigner looking for foreign friends by Register
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Very possible. My wife from Heliopolis consider people from Alex to be foreigners :D Read More
foreigner looking for foreign friends by Register
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Why not just hang here and reply to threads where people ask about stuff? Many prefer to see what you write for a while before wanting to take it any further. Read More
madinaty
We have some friends living there. There are no schools as far as I know there yet. There is also no land lines, so you will not be able to get ADSL - just crappy 3G mobile internet. We were thinking about living there instead of here in Rehab, ... Read More
Expats in El Rehab Ciry, Cairo by meems74
Hello, my name is Mimi and I just moved to El Rehab City 7 weeks ago. I'm originally from NYC (born and raised in the big apple) and I'm looking to make new friends in the area. I was wondering if anyone knew of any expat groups in el rehab. if you ...
Hi there. I have lived here in Rehab for a couple of years with my wife, 2 kids 17 and 19 and our cats Jamie and Lulu. My wife and I are looking to get to know some more people here in Rehab or nearby that we can meet with from time to time. Any ... Read More