Escaping POLICE In Sahara Desert | EGYPT on Motorbike | Egypt Vlog#82 | الشرطه بتجري ورايا في الصحرا
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2023
- My journey continues! After departing from Cairo and arriving to Minya, being involuntarily escorted and followed by the police for a good portion of the trip, I spent the night in the city of Minya. During the night I plotted my escape, sneaking out early in the morning, driving into the Sahara Desert and hoping I could continue my trip solo once again, with no further police escorts or exchanges. Follow along and see how long that lasts for me 😅
Welcome to the channel! My name's Gisselle, I'm a budget traveler and have been to 6 out of the 7 continents, visiting 20+ countries, living for some time in Sydney, Australia as well as in Saigon, Vietnam. I am currently living in Cairo, Egypt and exploring all this beautiful country has to offer while visiting nearby countries as well. I am a lover of language and a culturally curious lady just making my way through life one day at a time. I live to learn, I love to travel and explore, try new things and meet interesting people anywhere and everywhere in the world. Come along with me as I solo travel the globe and discover fascinating new places, try delicious local food, meet lovely people, and share a moment in time on this beautiful planet, our Earth.
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I believe you are the first and only female I’ve seen travel alone in Egypt by motorbike. Wow! Can’t wait to see your videos in Luxor. Please post.
She is the First and Only Forgner
Cool! I have no idea if I am, maybe the only one documenting it, but thanks! 😁😎
Trail blazer 🎉
Girl I admire you!!! I would have got stressed out in a minute, it’s really good how police care about people but being followed like that make someone get annoyed and uncomfortable 😳 anyway you made it finally, dealing with it was worth it!! Can’t wait for you videos in Luxor ❤❤❤
Haha, yes I agree. Oh well, it is what it is! 😅Thank you so much Andrea!!! 😍😁
I love your videos and admire your courage! Keep doing what you do! Stay safe and have lots of fun :)
Thank you so much!
Doing great and fearless. The road looks very comfortable. Enjoy your days of resting 😴
You maaaaaasaaaaad it
When you left minya and you passed the first police man i has some suspect that they are gonna make a call but I was happy 😁 for you. But when i saw the police car i heat my Head hard. But when you finally spoke to the phone .my Head goes explode. You did what all the men before you couldn't do. You should be proud of yourself. I'm proud of you. You have the lion heart. The adventure blood. I'm proud of you
🤣🤣That's awesome man, thank you so much!!! I also felt very victorious getting rid of them! It was a good day mostly filled with very little police 😄🤩😎
I also noticed that the choices of music genres in your video are great You have great taste and a true artist inside you 💚
Ahaha, thank you for noticing and appreciating that! 😁🥰
i live in Dokki too , my mom from LUXOR , let me know if you need any help 😊
haha well done at the start, I think you're just as badass as me😁.... and then everything starts all over again with the police escort, it's good that you stayed so friendly, otherwise...🤪
such a long trip and endless landscapes, great! I'm excited to see how it goes on!
I wouldn't call myself badass, I just like to do fun and interesting things 🤣 I did manage to drive MOST of the day (like 8 hours) without the police catching on, so it was a pretty damn successful day, I would say. It's just not interesting to post 8 hours of driving through the desert, so it looks like it happened within the space of a minute. In the end, they left though! Very happy about that. Loving this trip and so glad I decided to undertake this journey
You're a brilliant! I'm glad, you've handled the situation. And these cops were 👌👌👌😃
Haha, thanks Yuli! It is a funny memory now 😆
Hello Giselle!! wow.... even you had some difficulties with the police , you made it!!!! enjoy your stay.
Ahaha, yeah, and it's not ever yet! Still Abu Simbel and the return to Cairo, I know there's going to be more police escorts. I've started to get used to it 🤣Thank you Carlos!
I feel like I’m watching GTI 🚔 gaming in real 😂 now you’re my idol 😅😂
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Girl, you've got 🏀🏈⚾ of steel. 👍What a journey.
Ahaha, thanks! I loved this trip so much. Looking to do some more (smaller) trips this winter when it cools down and the sun isn't trying to kill me 🤣
I remember travelling from Bahariyya via Farafra, Dakhla, Kharga to Luxor a few years ago - taking the western Desert route. I was also alone (me being female) and I was not allowed to go from Farafra to Kharga without having a police officer IN THE CAR with me. Seems they are a bit more relaxed closer to the Nile river ;-)
Keep going! 🙂
Ahaha, yeah they do this with all foreigners, quite annoying 🤣 I did travel near the Nile on this trip as well, but seemed to encounter the same problem. I also met an older gent from France cycling across Egypt while on this trip, and he was also being escorted. Guess it's just an Egypt thing 😅 Although I did ride to Alexandria from Cairo without any police escorts, and recently Fayoum. Much closer to Cairo though, rather than crossing the country from Cairo to Abu Simbel and back to Cairo again. Ah well, it is what it is 😅
فيديو رائع
لدي الكثير من الأصدقاء في المنيا💙💚💙💚
I look at this from both sides. I certainly admire your independence as I also travel around the world alone. But I also understand that the police want to make sure you don't end up as roadkill. So they are being super cautious and escorting you from city to city. You were very courteous to them, and that helps! Continue to explore the world!
Yeah I heard about this happening to tourists and foreigners before I left on this journey, so it wasn't exactly unexpected. But still very frustrating all the same, and more so than I initially expected, even though I knew it was probably going to happen. I guess I just didn't expect them to follow me TO MY HOTEL once I entered a city and wait there until I PAID and checked in and then ask me where I was going any time I left the hotel with my bike. It was at that point that it was too much for me and I resolved to avoid the police at all costs. I also understood they were just doing what they were told by their superior officers so I wasn't trying to be rude to anyone and the majority of my interactions with the police were fine, meaning I was polite, laughing and joking with the officers are the many checkpoints I encountered (I wasn't allowed to film at almost any checkpoints which is why you don't see almost any of them in this videos series). The interactions with the police caught on camera were really just me riding up to a checkpoint or them finding me on the road as I was traveling from city to city and already recording. Regardless of the forced escorts, I loved this journey and 1000% happy I did it, and would love to do some more similar trips like this in the future (just not in summer as it's killer hot driving through the desert 😅).
@@Gventures I totally understand! You are one courageous and gutsy solo traveler. Standing up to the Egyptian police… That takes guts! May your adventures continue as you share your experiences with us!
Brave woman
I'm quite sure that I'm the first one to watch it. Still watching
Yes congrats
Shukran Karim! 😎
Hey gventt I’ve been watching your videos since the plan to come here to Cairo Egypt all the way from Miami Florida. I would love to meet you while here and get some insight from a "local" 😭😂😂😂. I'm near Al Hassan street in Dokki
I don't know if I will have time, I actually surprisingly get a lot of people asking me that, and I am usually very busy just working. But if I can I'll let you know 😅 Are you living in Egypt then or just visiting and staying in Dokki?
3:21 At this moment he was saying : May God protect you
But I was somewhat surprised by his many questions
I am amazed at the difference in attitude when you say you are Argentinian - Messi!!!!!
Ahaha yes Messsiiiii!
I love watching you
Thank you for watching my channel, I am glad you enjoy 🙏🙏
I think u handled it very well. It is different to what we r used to n can be annoying. However, if anything should happen to a tourist, especially an American will impact on tourism n therefore the people who rely on the income. Patience is a virtue.
True. I have always been a very impatient person but I think I am *slowly* learning patience here in Egypt 😅
I come from a law enforcement family. And that's way to many cops for me. Nice music choice. I was grooving to it. Till the cops kept messing it up. Lol.
😂Thank you! I really liked the music in this one too
You are such a badass lady! Hell yeah! I hope to run into you again sometime. Miss ya! -TR
Thanks Tammi!!! ❤❤ I miss you too! As they say in Egypt "Inshallah we will meet again" 🥰 Eventually I will have to go back to MN to renew some licenses and bank cards, we will have to get together then!
17:08 the moment the police officer is thinking hard while smoking a cigarette whether he will lose his job if he lets you go 😂
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I apologize for the unpleasant experience you had to go through. It would be beneficial if the Egyptian police for once could differentiate between protecting individuals and infringing on their privacy rights. Nevertheless, I admired how you handled the situation. I hope you enjoy your time in Egypt. ❤️
why are you apologizing
if she got kidnaped by a terrorist, people like you would be the first ones to volunteer and blame the police despite the fact that it's her fault for escaping their protection
or did you forgot that the muslim brotherhood sheeps are dying to hurt the tourism in the cuntry?
and how exactly did they "interfere with her privacy" ?
did they listen to her private conversation?
did she have a police officer staying in her bedroom ?
did they stop her from going where she wants ?
these police officers wanted to prevent things like the following to happen
“Missing British backpacker found dead in Guatemala”
“Canadian found dead in Burkina Faso after kidnapping”
“Fifteen men charged over beheadings of female hikers in Morocco”
this is real news, you can search it
Watch out! The hotel may have called the police when you hadn’t come back 😂
Either way, it gave me time to get out on my own. I actually had many hours of driving alone because I left that way, and the hotel would eventually find the room open and see the keys. It was nice to spend almost the entire day (around 6-7 hours) by myself the way I hoped my journey would be.
I know you don't want this protection but I wouldn't mind to be honest. It's like having private body guards for free. Everyones different so I understand your frustration
This can't be called protection in any way
@@Xdooda The policemen never harassed him and did not ask her for anything They only wanted her safety It is clear that you are biased against Egypt
I totally agree with you and see that s a nice thing anuntouchable
Yeah. I am very independent. I love traveling alone. I know there are worse things in the world of course, but it can get very irritating when you are driving on a slow and little 150cc motorbike for 6-9 hours a day in both cold and then hot weather. You're thirsty, your ass is sore, you want to keep moving and arrive to your next destination while having a nice view on your way there, stop when you want, listen to music, just enjoy the ride. Then you have police keeping you at checkpoints for half hour to an hour each time you are stopped at one, eating into your time when you could be driving, getting to your destination and cruising around there. Then, when you finally are able to leave the checkpoint, you usually pass through a city/town/village, and your police escort is turning their flashing lights on, blaring the siren, drawing attention to you and overall just changing the experience completely. While driving in between cities I want to stop and take a break for things, whether it be to stretch, grab water, a meal, or whatever else. When you have an escort it's like being baby sat, they are looking at you, wondering what you are doing, maybe they come over and ask. It's just not as private, independent or enjoyable. This is supposed to be a solo trip. Lastly, the escorts change every 20 mins or so due to jurisdiction, so the new police escorts aren't aware of things you've said to the old escort, like "please stay behind me so I can see the road conditions ahead, and rocks are flying up from your vehicle and hitting my helmet" and things like that. So yeah, it is annoying. I think I am handling it quite well, but this is why I mind.
Very active woman
Sting and the rest of the band was following you? Oh that "police". So good to know the language and hopefully they have a sense of humor about it. Is there an Egyptian version of Foggy Mountain Breakdown that could have been played as you are supposedly "escaping from the police"? Egypt is a fairly large county so it's best to get use to the distance of it. So you might as well dance to celebrate it. Viaje seguro siempre para ti.
😆 Yeah it definitely helps that I know a little bit of Arabic, it would help a lot more if I could speak fluently and not just a few broken phrases 🤣
I'm not familiar with that song, but I do wish I could find copyright free Egyptian music! It's tough to find copyright free music of any kind, unfortunately, and especially Egyptian music.
I was fortunate enough to evade police for most of the day, thankfully. Had I not told them I was going back to the hotel when I first left in the morning, I would have had a police escort from the very beginning all the way through to Luxor, so I managed to avoid that for most of the day, and other checkpoints along the way by just driving through or ignore them flagging me down. I am very much enjoying my trip though, regardless of the police escorts, etc. I'm lucky to be here having this experience, and I am truly loving it! Muchas gracias Dave 🙏
@@Gventures Bueno. Learn all that you can from it.
لا داعي ان تقلقي، هذا اجراء لحمايتك ،و لقد حدث ذلك معي في تركيا عندما كنت مسافر من انقرة الي اسطنبول و كانت الشرطة تستوقفني و يتبعوني كذلك و قالوا لي نحن نحميك.
Yeah I'm not worried, and I knew this was happening to people in Egypt even before I started my trip because I have met people that this happened to. It is very annoying though, as I wanted to travel alone and then I have police following me. They slow me down, I have to wait at checkpoints when I could just be driving to my next destination, rocks were hitting my helmet from their car. It is just not what I wanted. I get they are doing their jobs though, as I have said many times in the videos and in the comments.
@@Gventures police officers are same even in the states they use to kill innocent people 😢
The police was trying telling her there is a petrol station near to this area can go there drink something there 😂
Ahaha, yeah....I was actually trying to ask where to buy water, but I didn't know how to say the word "buy" in Arabic at the time I filmed this (now I know), so I just kept saying "I want water, I want water" which sounded very rude and demanding 😅
يا مجنونه سافرتى من الاسكندريه إلى أسوان بالموتوسكل 😂😂😂🛵🏍️🛵
7:51 That dance !! 😀
You came out victorious !!! You are really an adventurer no kidding
🤣That was a great day riding through the desert, I really enjoyed it
@@maf939 Helllll yeah I did it!!! So happy I set out on this adventure, such an incredible experience. Makes me want to make more trips like this!
I love your channel... Yes, the cops are annoying, but they truly believe they have to protect foreigners, especially women.
Yah I know, that is why I am polite. Like I said in the last video, I get they are just doing their jobs, but it is still annoying 😅Thanks for watching! ❤
Protect her from what ? I haven't heard any incidents happening in South Egypt against foreigners. Is it something like proactive or what ? This is so annoying and meaningless.
the egyptian police yes they r bad but hope they change...thank you for road views
I would like to see experiences , visiting interesting or historical places along the way, meeting people, eating food, not just fast-forward with music which is a huge mistake and boring to my opinion, good luck
Lol. This trip is far from over, amigo. I literally just drove and drove and drove, that's why the videos are this way. Between Cairo and Luxor there isn't all that much to see, and I didn't feel like making stops at the few sights there are along the way, as it would have caused a big detour. I didn't stop to eat, the only interactions were with the police, and like I said I didn't stop at any historical sites. The next videos (now that I am in Luxor) will be about that. You should watch my channel more and you will see that I typically include these things in my videos, like the video I made while driving around in Alex, for example.
They treating you very well actually ...you didn't see their other side 😅👹👺
I have seen their other side, it wasn't directed at me but it is not good some of the behavior I have seen by them towards other Egyptians. I get they are being kind to me and just doing their jobs or what they are told. That is why I am polite with them. It is just annoying
They were scared something happens to you then it hits the news how Egypt is unsafe for tourist.
I get it, still it is annoying. So many comments like this, and I know.
I don't know if you're nervous laughing or just being friendly but it works 😀Also no wonder tourism in Egypt isn't exactly booming at the moment
Lol, little bit of both 😅😆
Laugh was drama.
@@nomadshah4u-artistandworld612 Laugh was drama? What does that mean, I don't understand
Sorry Mo, we don't like to have a killed tourists in Egypt like what happened in Morocco a couple of years ago, yeah kidnapping is rare to happen but that doesn't mean it's not exist, also hit and run exist, and the officer was insist bcoz those checkpoints one of their jobs is escorting foreigners, but i think they should have a document that the foreigner sign on it to release them from duty like say he's chose to be responsible for himself so his family doesn't file a lawsuit against the state if something bad happened to him! But still if something bad happened it'll affect the tourism in the country! So! 🤷🏻♂️
@@GabrieLight I could agree with that. I would have signed the document 😅
Another nice video , but a nice advice would be to use your USA citizen when dealing with officials in 3d world country , not that Argentina would be of sever less priority , but a US citizen would put you in better lights in egypt dealing with officials. Off course unless you are traveling alone then chose Latin America/ eastern European citizen. They won't bother you as much and won't be viewed as "high value personal ". But in your case, you were viewed as high value personal anyway 😆
Stay well and safe.
Ahaha, yes that is why I started saying Argentina, because they took it far more seriously and followed me around a lot more. I am a dual citizen but when I told them American, they would DEFINITELY escort me. I say Argentina, and their response is less severe to the necessity of an escort. I wanted to travel solo so found this worked better for me in this circumstance 😅
Great haggling with them. If it's your choice they should leave you alone, it's nice that they care but jeeeezz how annoying for you!!!! I was getting annoyed at them just watching this 🤣🤣
🤣 Yeah, most of the time it's someone ordering them to do it so I have to be able to speak to the big boss and convince him. Thankfully I was able to and he actually listened! Anyway, I don't hate on the lackeys following orders, it is just so ridiculous I can't help but laugh, both in frustration and I actually find it kind of funny. I'm sure these memories will stick with me forever, so, I guess it's okay
Never going to Understand why they do that, Hope it changes one day. u're brave by the way
@@Xdooda What?
The reason is.. if something bad happens to her, usually it will cause very negative publicity worldwide and that can ruin tourism, a major income for the country
مش فاهم ليه ؟ ٢٠٠٠ سايح اتقلتو اخر ٣٠ سنه و مش فاهم ليه ؟ السياح الفي المناطق دي من اسهل الاهداف. مبيتكلموش لغه مش فاهمين طبيعه المكان الهما فيه، مش عارفين امتا يعلو حذرهم و الاشارات الاهل البلد الهما فيه بيعملوها ساعه الخطر. و التغطيه الاعلاميه بتبقا عالاخر في العالم و كله بيجي فوق دماغنا في الاخر و بتقلل النيله الدولار الداخل و نستغرب يا ترا السياحه قليله ليه. يا ترى ليه بنقعد نعمل حملات بمليارات. كل سنتين واحد او واحده مستبيعين زيها يلبسونا في الحيط و يرجعونا سنتين ورا. و نقعد نقول شوفو البلد دي بيخشلها ٣٠ مليون سايح و دي بيخشلها ٤٠. طب ليه الدول دي مبتعملش كده ؟ عشان ربنا مبتالهاش بالحيوانات البتعمل الكلام ده.
Culture Clash Like Crazy.....
well most people dk whats going on the comments. Egyptian police is extra careful with tourists as any harm to them causes huge backlashes in press and tv or scoial media and hurts tourism even more. so they would rather annoy you and follow u then something bad happens to you . got it ?
Are you addressing the crowd of commentators or me, who lives in Egypt and made the video? I already know why the police are doing what they are doing. I've also said it like a 1,000 times by now. But I will say this again as well: It is annoying.
@@Gventures yeah i wasnt specifically talking to u more about the comments, u look u know what ur doing. Yeah it is annoying and there maybe better ways to do that - i guess they also have not much to do. But jst want to explain to others who woulndt understand whats going on. Any blow to tourism costs millions and thousands of jobs
@@omarhelmy6334 For sure Egypt's economy relies heavily on tourism, there is no doubt about that. Yeah a lot of people don't know what's going on here until they arrive and experience it for themselves. I guess I maybe should have been more clear in some of my videos about the way Egypt functions, in regards to this. Now I feel like I have to explain it a thousand times over 😂Oh well.
America.... Argentina... Australia... For me you are not seems like those 3 countrys...
Have you been to any of those countries? What are you basing your ideas off of? 🤣 I am from the US, and the way I talk and act makes it very obvious. If you have been to the US you would know this.
I have dual citizenship to Argentina, as I wrote in the video. I can explain it to you: that means one of my parents is from Argentina, so I have two citizenships.
Who ever mentioned Australia? I never spoke about AU in this video. Though I did live in Sydney for a while 😆
The police guy by the hotel was literally worried for you from his voice, and they way he said it. Be calm and be nice to them, or they will flip on you and make you really uncomfortable.
I'd rather be followed by them than get hijacked by street robbers.
The guy said he is not gonna let you go. He is gonna be on your ass lol.
Yeah man I know, I can read people very well. I knew he was being nice and I obviously was nice in return, I have done sales for years on the streets of NYC and other places, I know how to handle people. You could hear the laughter in my voice while speaking to the police later on, could you not? They heard it too, so while we were debating about the necessity of an escort, it was all friendly and polite.
The roads are fine as I have heard from countless other foreigners doing the same thing and getting the same experience, it's an old policy they don't need anymore but do it anyway.
Anyway....I did manage to get rid of them, didn't I? 😁At least for that day. But there is always more to come, I already know. I knew it before heading out on this trip, because like I have mentioned many times, it's a thing here, the police escorting foreigners around Egypt when they are trying to move around with their own transportation. So I expected this before I even left Cairo. YET, it is still annoying 😆
@Gventures I see that you are researching not impulse doing, whew that's good to know lol
@@williewonka8147 🤣Well I have just seen other RUclips videos (like Kino Yves) and have also read books about people cycling around the world (inspiration) and they always complain about Egypt and the police. I also met a German guy at my hostel in Cairo over a year ago who was cycling through Africa and was complaining about the police escorts, so if you're around a while you end up hearing it. The rest of my trip is pretty spontaneous, not gunna lie 😆Just start riding and see how far I make it and then find a place to stay. Hit any gas stations along the way before I run out of gas 😅
@Gventures I'll be coming over with my family this summer, and I'll be hitting alot of the food joints in Cairo and Alex,let me know if you Wana tag along.
@@williewonka8147 Nice. I dunno that I will be able to take time off work to go to Alex, but maybe around Cairo. I also can't eat that much in one sitting, have a pretty small stomach 😅
The police wanted to protect you and not disturb you. They are afraid that something bad would happen to you. This could have a bad effect on tourism in Egypt. In Egypt, tourists can only travel around Egypt accompanied by the police. Enjoy your trip and I wish you all the best.
هى عارفه الكلام ده . بس هى مش عايزه حد بالذات البوليس. عايزه تحس بحريه ومش هى بس اللى اتعرضت لده. فى واحد فرنساوى ماعرفش كانوا بينقلوه على عربيه ربع نقل من ساعه ما وصل نوبيع. اى حد مكانه ها يقول ايه الرحله البيخه دى وهايلعن اليوم اللى نزل فيه مصر. انا شايف انه مجرد تشدد غير ضرورى
@@karimsalman5378 بالتأكيد هي عاوزة تشعر بالحرية، لكن لقدر الله لو اصابها سوء، الشرطة المسؤولة عن الطريق ستعاقب، هم يقومون بتنفيذ الأوامر، لأن اى حادثة لسائح في مصر للاسف بتسمع في العالم كله
@@nassermohamed3837 يا باشااا هي عايشة في مصر بقالها سنة و عمرها ما أتعرضت لاي مضايقات من الناس إلا من الشرطة، هما بيعملوا كدا عشان يقولوا للدول الأوربية أن مصر مفيش فيها أمان و إحنا كدا بنحمي السياح من الناس الوحشه إللي عندنا ، و تقوم الدول دي تبعتلهم معونات أكتر ، و في الجانب الاخر السائح إللي هيجيلك مره مش هيكررها تاني .
عشان يحموهان يفضلوا لازقين فيها يعنى ،،؟ لو انا مكانها هااقول دى سياحه ايه المهببه دى وهااكره اليوم اللى جيت فيه مصر زى ناس كتير قبلها ومنهم kinoyves.. الراجل كان بيخبط اخماس ف اسداد . كل الحكايه ان فيه رياضه انتشرت وهى ان الواحد يلف العالم كله بحاجه بسيطه زى العجله او الموتوسيكل وهما كلهم بيبدا افريقيا من مصر والناس ما بتبقاش غنيه عشان تعيش فى فنادق ٥ نجوم مثلا وبيوثقوا الرحله بتاعتهم لاعلى وعسي يعرفوا يجيبوا قرشين يدعموهم بيها الرحله ونفسهم. الموضوع جميله بس للاسف الشرطة المصرية كانت في شكل لا يليق بيها مع جميع المسافرين
@@karimsalman5378 الشخص الفرنسي البتتكلم عنه اسمه ايف كينو وهو شخص عنصري ومش بيحب الدول الاسلاميه من قبل ما يزورها وبعدين بخيل جدا جدا وقاصد يزور اسواء الاماكن الفي الاحياء الشعبيه ويصور المناطق الفيها قمامه والاماكن ال المصرين نفسهم بيخافون من الزهاب اليها من الاخر هو قاصد يخبط فينا
Cops being funny and polite??.. that's a first
I agree. I have never experienced that in the US. And I don't typically see the police being very polite to other Egyptians. Maybe it is because I am a foreigner...? I hate to say that, but it may have some truth to it....
The police were keen on your safety, Gventres because you are a beautiful girl and the Egyptian people are not used to seeing a beautiful girl riding a motorcycle and traveling alone Even if the Egyptian police seem a little annoying to you but with their follow-up to you you are safe Greetings to you
It's not just because I am a woman, because I know 2 French men and a German man (all traveling alone, separately, on bicycles) and they were each escorted as well while traveling through Egypt. It's just a silly policy Egypt has of not allowing foreigners who are traveling in their own mode of transportation to be alone. I have responded many times to people in the comments on this video and the last one saying this "I know the police are just doing their jobs, I am polite, but it is still annoying". Thank you for your concerns 😊
Consider asking them to stay behind you so you don't have to put up with the rocks. A south African woman was gang raped and almost killed in 2011 in Egypt. Her name is Lara Logan, look it up.
It's 2023. And I'm fine, thanks
She was a reporter and in front of the camera when that happened. Completely different.
@@Gventures I get it, just keep in mind it's not 2037 yet.
@@FemaleDallasTexas and the 2014 gang rape at the Fairmont nile city hotel in Cairo? Completely different also I'm sure. She was, after all, on a motorcycle and not in a hotel.....
@@RealDeanWinchester Yeah I know it's not 2037. Just saying I know multiple people who have done similar things and it's safe, but they were also escorted. I have been living in Cairo for 1.5 years and have also been to many neighborhoods and areas people call "unsafe" and it's totally fine.
Egypt is an Arab Muslim country... You should know they don't like if any females are alone... No matter they are Muslim or non Muslim... Well... I just born in Muslim family but I don't practice..
Actually they don't like any foreigners traveling alone, and they escort all foreigners traveling on their own here in Egypt. I met an older man from France while on this trip who is riding bicycle across Egypt, and he was also being escorted. Not all Muslim/Arab nations are the same in regard to their laws and restrictions
my dear as an Egyptian let me tell you why police followed you more than you deem enough - the problem is a female tourist on a bike is a very easy target for act of terror especially riding in Sinai where terrorism is hard to combat and also in south Egypt like Minya Asyut Sohag as these cities normally are not used to tourists and they don't care much about tourism being hit like people of Luxor for ex. so police are too much afraid to see you alone in desert cos if god forbid you had unpleasant event or act of violence or the like everybody will accuse police for failure to protect you by letting you into dangerous places especially some parts of non urban regions are known to be too much conservative - you can feel the difference if you drive your bike in urban Alexandria or Cairo - however police still wish tourists stick to urban areas and groups not to be easy target to terror groups - lets imagine tourist had terror act while in Egypt - the international community turn against the regime so the regime turn against security apparatus - since terrorist know that they make tourist an easy target to hit both the government and economy .
wish you all the best
Yeah I get it, and I've responded to similar comments many times now, but I will repeat again, it is very annoying. My bf is Egyptian, I live in Cairo, and I am not ignorant to the thought process, intent, or reasons as to why I am being escorted by the police. But in my humble opinion, it is relatively safe. I have had no issues thus far. By the way, I have Egyptians that tell me I shouldn't go into neighborhoods like Garbage City or City of the Dead in Cairo because it's "dangerous", although they have never even been themselves. But I have been there many times and people are friendly, offer tea, etc. So not everyone is correct about their ideas, and it's a bit judgmental in my opinion to say things like that when they have never even been there.
I get the whole blame and international backlash if something were to happen, which is why I say in all the videos I don't blame the police as they are just doing their jobs, but it also doesn't mean it's not very irritating, especially when you have been driving 8 hours through the desert and you're tired and thirsty and your ass is sore and all you want to do is get to your destination and you have police stopping you for an hour at a checkpoint and then passing you off from police escort to police escort having to wait 10-15 minutes for each escort to arrive in every little village and city as their jurisdiction ends. Some police flirting with me, calling me, rocks hitting my helmet from their car which is in front of me blocking my view of the road. Just saying. Thanks for your wishes, I am really enjoying this trip, and my few complaints about the police is just me venting-I know I am very lucky to be here making this journey to the south.
@@Gventures I appreciate you taking half hour to respond all I can say I respect your motivation your resolute type your character and wish you the best discovering the whole world on a bike but better be rebel 500 cc it's middle weight stable and low seat as if made for female adventurer
Enjoy your life.🌻👍
@@kodkodkatedra4660 Oh it didn't take me a half hour to write that response, I think and type quickly 🤣 But once again thank you for your wishes, I will travel safely.
@@Gventures sure
شرطة مملة🙄
وانت بقه سوري ولا مصري وداخل تخبط في شرطه مصر
الشرطه لم تضايقها في شيء بالعكس كان لطيف معها وحاولو حراستها طوال الطريق فين الملل في الموضوع مش احسن ما حد يخطفها او يطلع عليها بلطجيه وهي لوحدها من فضلك لو انت سوري خليك في بلدك احسن يابتاع مصر وسوريا اخوات انت وعلي فكره احنا المصرين ملناش اخوات والسورين مش اخوتنا ولا لنا علاقه بيهم
@@monagallal9297 أنا مصري
و بعدين على أساس الشرطة عدلة يعني
محنا عارفين اللي فيها و بنشوفو بعينا
@@monagallal9297+ ملكيش دعوه بإخواتنا السوريين😁😁👍🏻
@@mohmmed2850 والله الشرطه بتتعامل كويس اوي مع ولاد الناس المحترمين وبتتعامل باحترام مع اي حد محترم لكن لما يمسكو عيل شمام ولا حرامي تتوقع هيعطو له ورد يعني الناس دي بتعمل شغلها وهما لم يطلبون منها شيء ولم يضايقوها في شيء اتعملو معها كويس وده المهم
As an Egyptian I understand your culture and how would you want to live your life.
But you too have to understand. Egypt is 1 million kilometers country, it has a population of 110 million + 9 million immigrants and refugees. It had from 2013 to 2019 an isis insurgency that claimed the lives of 3000 Egyptian civilians, tourists, military and police personnel and over 20,000 isis fighters on our eastern and western borders were killed.
Still countries bordering Egypt are not stable.
You are the perfect soft target for one of these terrorists. You are a woman traveling alone posting about where you are and you have lots of followers.
All it would take is a guy with an AK, knife, camera and wifi.
These guys escorting you aren’t doing it because the want to or because they have fun, you won’t uncover a secret they don’t want you to know and they are not spying on you they are many easier and undetectable ways.
they are doing it because they don’t want to see something like that happening.
And this wont be just bad for you, western media will pickup on it, it will hurt tourism and lay off many people so it isn’t just about you.
So i think you should try to be more understanding and humble towards why they do it.
You're saying the same thing other people have, not new info. Check my responses to the others if you want, I'm not going to repeat myself again.
@@Gventures first of all i am not other people, i am me. i have seen what you were saying to others, the Egyptian western desert is not new York. Things are fine until they aren’t.
All it takes is one guy and believe me they are still out there. They don’t give a damn about men, women, children, houses of worship, they don’t have any kind of code. There is nothing youd be able to do to get yourself out of that situation.
I served in these areas as lots of Egyptians did and I know what i am talking about.
Because of adventures like that we had sour relationships with countries like Mexico and Italy and negative pr that took years to recover from and billions from our tax money.
Why can’t you respect the rules of the country you are in you are not above them. They don’t have to make sense to you and you don’t have to agree with them or like them but they are there for a really good reason.
Its a really simple concept that some westerners seem to struggle with. I can’t just waltz in your country and trash its laws and regulations. Why can’t you respect the laws and regulations of the country you are in ?
@@perra5910 You write a lot. I don't have time for this back and forth. Cya!
@@Gventures you don’t lack time, what you lack is respect, logic and the ability to write more than couple of lines. You have nothing to say cause you know you’re in the wrong and you irresponsibly could put you and many others in lots of trouble.
just make sure to tell your family to not weep on every major news outlet for you if something bad happens.
@@perra5910 @Per Ra Lol, you're funny. Yeah I don't have time to argue with you in the comment section of my video though. Think and feel what you want, it's cool. Bye now!