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    "summary": "Travelers report that Egypt is not physically dangerous regarding violent crime, and solo women can walk in Cairo at night without feeling threatened. The primary challenges are not safety risks but constant, exhausting psychological battles involving aggressive touts, persistent scammers, and service providers who ignore boundaries to force unwanted detours or purchases. Misinformation is used as a tool to redirect tourists into shops, and harassment is common. Success in Egypt requires being assertive, using fixed-price services like Uber, and minimizing negotiations by sticking to a pre-planned itinerary. While the country is not a starter destination, patience and firm boundary-setting mitigate the daily hassle of constant, unsolicited persuasion.",
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        "text": "I never felt physically unsafe in Egypt. I never felt threatened or in danger because of what's going on in the nearby region. As a woman, I walked around Cairo at night by myself and was fine.",
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        "text": "What wore me down most wasn't being scammed. It was how often simple requests turned into discussions. I found myself repeatedly having to reinforce decisions that I thought had already been made.",
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        "text": "To sum up Egypt: Egypt rewards people who minimize negotiations wherever possible. The less time spent debating terms, the happier you'll be.",
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        "text": "Egypt is often labelled as an unsafe country by many foreign governments — a reputation that's not entirely unwarranted — but the average traveller should not be too overly concerned or cautious of their surroundings."
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        "text": "Travelling in Egypt is, more or less, similar to travelling in Morocco, Jordan, Palestine or Turkey."
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        "text": "Perhaps the biggest safety concern is terrorism. The Sinai Peninsula in particular is a hotspot for terrorist activity."
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        "label": "Female travellers",
        "text": "Egyptian men will make compliments to women; do not take offence if they do this to you."
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        "text": "Be warned that foreign women often attract the attention of Egyptian men."
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        "text": "Some of the hospitals in Egypt's major cities and tourist areas are of international standard."
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        "text": "In tourist resorts such as El Gouna and Hurghada, some hotels cooperate with doctors. The hotel can then order a doctor."
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