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Gouna in Eid — or as the Gounies call it, Cairo Season
For four or five days every Eid, Cairo moves into Gouna and the whole place becomes something else. The Gounies have a name for it — Cairo Season. Here's what it actually looks like.
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Shedwan — the island you go to when you want to disappear for a day
Shedwan is not a sandbank you float around for a few hours. You land, set up on the beach, grill,...
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Bayoud — the sandbank two kilometres from Gouna that most people walk past
The water is so clear you can see the ground from the boat. Light blue, almost white where it's shallow....