Thanks man. I like a good adventure 😎

Thank you so much!!

Thank you!

That is interesting, because all the travelers I have met on bicycle, motorcycle or even car have had escorts. I have actually read about this happening even decades ago. And a receptionist at my hotel (we were talking about being escorted around on my journey so far) told me there was a couple from Germany that stayed at the hotel he was working at, the couple from Germany were living in Alexandria for 20 years but went out a road trip south, and even they were escorted constantly. Perhaps they got lucky? Because I have heard about this problem from everyone I have met here in Egypt doing similar things. Thank you for you wishes, I am enjoying my trip despite the ridiculous escorts! 😆

Thank you so much!

@@Gventures 🥰😘😘😘

She is a dare devil, even I an Egyptian would never do that stuff lol

😅 Thanks Wonka

@Gventures you would have better luck in dahab and sharm but I guess you got no budget for those locations.

Haha, yes it certainly is a crazy start 🤣But so far I am loving this trip, let's just hope I am not escorted all the way down to Abu Simbel 😅 Thanks Dionysis, miss you man! Still want to take you up on that trip to Greece and say hi sometime 😁

@@Gventures Always welcome !! 🇪🇬🇬🇷

Thank you!

They go to irritating extreem to make us feel comfortable. Many European do seek medical assistance in Egypt too. Medicine from welknown manufacturers are a fraction of US prices. I personally am on blood pressure medication. For the past 5 years I purchase my Co-Diovan from Phifer for one third of the US price.

Yes I have heard about that too. Mexico does have a reputation for crime and cartels though, unlike Egypt. I get that the purpose of them escorting me is for my "security" and they don't want anything bad to happen to me (or the negative publicity that would come with it if something did), but it is still very irritating. And Egypt is very safe, in my experience in the last 1.5 years I have been living here. Ah well, it is what it is. It is just irritating, nothing more.

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Thanks Yuli! Back at ya! 🥰

🤣 Yeah, well it's true, just have to accept the circumstances, since I can't change them, and no use wasting energy being upset. Just have to roll with the punches. Things could always be worse, and I am very fortunate to be able to have this experience in the first place. So as annoying as it is, I am still happy to be here. Thanks Charlie 😊

Unfortunately, Egypt has been suffering from terrorism for the past years. Tourism is an important source of hard currency for Egypt. Therefore, it is very necessary for the Egyptian government to do everything possible to secure tourists and foreigners from the danger of terrorism. Because terrorism can target foreigners to hit the Egyptian economy and destroy tourism. But you can also feel the fun when you are under police protection. lol lol lol

Yes Kino has faced the same issues, and I have heard of many others doing similar things have the same experience as me. Oh well, I guess I just have to accept it as part of my trip 😅 The sirens were very much unnecessary 🙄😆

Feel the fun when under police protection 🤣 It certainly had me laughing at some points, it felt so ridiculous

@@Gventures Can you escape in the highways? There is not much police there. I can't describe my feeling, but I know very well that they care about the safety of tourists to a boring degree. I was watching a clip on KZfaq of some Egyptians studying abroad and they had their friends from different countries with them. They were on their way to enter Khan El-Khalili, but the police stopped them and prevented them from walking around with their foreign friends, and they excluded an Egyptian who had dual citizenship. And I wanted to ask you a question. Did something like this happen with your boyfriend or not? I know very well that if I was swimming in Sharm El-Sheikh and there were sharks in the presence of the police, they would remove all tourists from the water, even if they were in a place far from the shark. After that, they will pray to our Lord that I enter Paradise for my contribution to saving time for tourists while the shark is enjoying my intestines.😂😂😂

@@karimsalman5378 Hahaha, I have managed to escape a few times, either by sneaking out early in the morning, taking desert roads or losing them in city traffic (yay for motorcycles squeezing through traffic where cars cannot go!🤣). I am editing some of that footage now and will upload in a few days. Wow, no something like that has never happened to me with my boyfriend, but I was walking around with an Egyptian friend one night and the police stopped us (I was filming) and asked what I was doing, then asked my friend how he knew me. They asked me if I knew his last name and because I knew it I guess they believed we were actually friends and let us both go (I was also speaking some Arabic and told them I lived there, maybe that helped?), but yeah I get that kind of feeling sometimes, it's really messed up. Like, why can't Egyptians just hang out with a foreigner if they want?! It's really bad the way they are treated sometimes, and I find it disgraceful. Damn man, that is one hell of a way to describe the inequality and treatment of Egyptians to foreigners. Enjoying my intestines had me laughing, but it really is messed up.

🤣 We shall see...

No, to be honest I had never even heard of the Golden Parade before coming to Egypt, I only heard about it after coming here. I had always wanted to visit Egypt, like most people around the world do. I was planning to travel for 3 months and then continue traveling to other countries, I think I may have mentioned that before. When I arrived I immediately loved it, I was intrigued and fascinated. I decided to stay longer. The more time I spent here the more I loved it, the more I learned, it was like an onion, peeling back layer after layer of information, culture, history, etc. I fell in love with Egypt and Cairo right away and the more time I spent here the more I loved it. Living here wasn't planned, it just happened.

Not all the time , now days most of their actions to hide many shameful things as a result of their iron rule or corruption. Just keep courteous causious attitude when dealing with them.

I agree with ya👍

No no egypt is very safe

I do get it, which is why I said I know the officers are doing their jobs, and I was polite to them. But again, and as you said, it is annoying. Oh well, there are worse things in life to deal with, I know that!

I had an Egyptian friend of mine help me find a place to rent. It's pretty hard to find a place on your own without getting charged more than advertised, but with an Egyptian they can help you get a fair price and also speak Arabic and do most of the talking. I hear you though, I came to Egypt in October 2021 with a plan to just travel for 3 months and then continue on to other countries, but fell in love with Egypt after arriving and decided to stay. Still here almost a year and a half later! 😅

I feel frustrated . If I wasn't married and had a son, I would have taken you in, of course. But here I am trying to give you advice. - Try to get to know an Egyptian before coming to Egypt, and believe me, this is very easy - Use an application called OLX . It has many furnished apartments for rent, starting from 3500 EGP, about $100. This price is for simple and non-luxurious apartments. Choose a place other than slums. Like Maadi, maybe Nasr City or Sheikh Zayed

Yeah, I didn't even have a hidden cam, my GoPro was very obviously attached to my helmet. It is what it is, I guess.

Yes, plenty of people have left similar comments under this motorbike video series, and of course I am well aware of the reason they do it, as I was told multiple times it was for my safety. I also of course know IF anything were to happen to me it would be very negative media attention on Egypt and could even affect tourism here which is certainly a good chunk of Egypt's GDP. Still riding for weeks across the country and encountering the dozens of checkpoints I did in a day was exhausting, especially when you have an 8 hour ride through the desert and your back and butt ache. The multiple checkpoints slowed me down a lot, it also changed the experience (they were trying to keep locals away from me-which is one of the reasons I wanted to make this trip, to experience the towns and villages where tourists do not visit. They would turn their sirens on when driving through these small towns and villages, which drew attention to me. I couldn't just stop in the desert and use the bathroom somewhere because they were always there. Their vehicle was kicking up rocks that hit me as I was driving, their truck blocked my view, etc. etc. It just wasn't great.) And although perhaps there is some danger out there in the desert, it didn't feel like it and I never encountered it while alone (which I was for a good portion of the trip-I managed to ditch them in traffic or leave my hotel early so I could enjoy my trip alone. One day I spoke to a supervisor on the phone and he let me drive alone and told the police to stop following me). Anyway, I understand their reasons for the escort, but it doesn't negate the fact that it is extremely annoying to say the least. They also do this with all travelers, man or woman. I met a French man in his 40's who was cycling across Egypt while on this trip, he also had an escort and look very unhappy about it as well. I've heard countless other similar stories of people traveling across the country in their own transportation and dealing with it. Anyway, ce'st la vie! I am still planning more motorbike trips around Egypt and will deal with the escorts then just as I did on my last trip south

You made it to Egypt, that's amazing! How long have you been living here now? A lot of people are afraid to even move away from their hometown, let alone to another country or Egypt, so you are brave! Life is a journey. Every day there are new challenges, new things to face, to explore, to learn. Some days we just stay in bed and reserve our energy, and that's okay too. It's all a part of life, but you made it here and that's badass! 😎

Thank you for the kind words! I've been living in Egypt now for almost 2 years, and at the moment visiting Alexandria by myself to get a bit more out of my comfort zone. So I guess thank you! For your inspiring videos that helped me get here.@@Gventures

@@mauratenhoopen Oh wow, awesome! We've been living here around the same time then, I arrived in October 2021. I love Alex!!! Have a lot of fun and eat all that delicious seafood 😅❤

Benelli 😎

Oh! Okay! Cool bike, enjoy and good luck next time, be safe! :)@@Gventures

🤷‍♀️ Just the way it is here. Old habits die hard

They never did, my entire journey

Well this motorbike trip has long been finished now, but my vlogs are just showing my experiences, from my perspective. I understand the rules and yadayadayda, but I really wanted to make this trip solo. Having police escort me, slow me down, flirt with me, and everything in between really is not the experience I was looking for when planning a SOLO motorbike trip across the country. I think I was pretty polite with the police, all things considering. I know they were just doing their jobs and doing what they were commanded to do by their superior officers, and I joked with many of them and it was fine, I wasn't extremely rude or causing a scene or anything of the sort. It isn't what I wanted though, and I am clear about that both with my viewers and I was clear about that with the police. I think I am a very positive person and adapt to my circumstances, but I am going to be honest and blunt about how I don't like it.

The police annoy me and try to flirt with me 👎🙄😠

No I have and do because I love travel 😁

I agree!

@@Gventures Thanks so much, enjoy your time you are welcome 😘🌹

@@Gventures I'm an Arabic teacher if you want any help

I have done many different jobs over the years

Egypt is super safe yet the security is obsessed with unwanted patterns... I mean it is safe for her to travel with her bike like this. But if this started to be a pattern of foreigners who travel randomly in their bikes everywhere then this will be a problem for the police to cover because this will be an easy target to terrorist groups who are sometimes target tourists in middle east. So they usually think better safe than sorry. Same thing happens to Egyptian christians touristic groups inside egypt as well

This is for her safety. In Hurghada for example I saw that tourist buses live airports with the accompaniment of police cars

If something happened to her they don't want to run into political crises with her country

I love my motorcycle, it's great! A bigger one would be better for long distance travel, but I still love me 150cc

They say it is for my safety, but it is not necessary. As I stated in the video, this happens to many foreigners all the time. It is an older policy that perhaps at one point in time was important to have, but Egypt has changed over the years and in my opinion (and many others), this old rule of following foreigners for our "safety" should be done away with. A receptionist at one of my hotels was telling me he met a German couple that had been living in Egypt for 20 years (in Alex), they went on a road trip and even they were "escorted", although they had been living here for that long! So it is unnecessary.

Yeah, that is a reason. Still, it is unnecessary! I have met French and Germans and many others that run into this issue. Nobody wants to be chaperoned or followed when they take a solo trip

I didn't rent it I bought it

@@Gventures oh! We are planning trip to Egypt and want to explore Egypt on rented bike!

@@cakalpeshkumar Don't know where to rent one, but good luck!

@@Gventures Thank u !

Enjoy, Cairo is amazing

You can message me on my business profile on FB, the link to that is in the description of all my videos. 😊

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That's bullshit. Some of the police hit on me, tried flirting, took my number telling me it was to check that I reached the next city okay, then called me and sent me inappropriate messages on Whatsapp. The people are nice, I live in Egypt and interact with normal, local people every day, they are absolutely fine.

That's a good question. Who knows! But yes I agree, I understand they are just doing their job, but it is irritating and unnecessary.

Oh yeah, women traveling like me in Egypt, it almost never happens. And on motorbike?!?! 😱😱Oh no no NO! 🤣🤣🤣 I barely ever even see women in CAIRO on motorbike, and that is the capital. There are essentially no women driving motorbikes elsewhere, so it is a huge shock. Combine that with yes, I am a woman traveling alone (most of these solo foreign travelers cycling through Egypt that also get escorts do tend to be men), AND I am a foreigner, AND an American. Pfff. Well, the cocktail has been mixed, sit back and enjoy 🤣🤣 Oh, I am certain I made everyone's day more interesting, haha. At checkpoints everyone starts wandering over or coming out of the building to investigate the commotion. I take off my helmet and they see the red hair 😯 😂 It's funny though, I was joking around with the guys at the checkpoint, using some slang Egyptian Arabic, I had them laughing 😄

@@Gventures You tick every oddity box! You can see in their faces that they are not quite sure where to place you. Woman! Red hair! Speaking Arabic! Dual Citizenship! This is just crazy. Who ARE you???? So funny. But aside from being uber-controlling as part of their job - they do seem to be quite entertained by you. Also - Egyptians do seem to love investigating a commotion. They are very curious.

@@elizabethring1452 🤣So true, in general Egyptians are very curious 😄And to be honest, while I had some frustrating moments when my ass and back were sore from riding and I was tired of waiting at a checkpoint or waiting to be exchanged to the next escort and just wanted to keep driving to get to my next destination, I remained polite (or more like a little sassy while joking around) with them during all of this (I just complained to my camera afterwards). It is rather humorous, and both me and the police were usually having a laugh. They are only doing their job, after all. I have some pretty funny memories of it, but I wasn't able to record during those exchanges at the checkpoints, I would always turn the camera off (security reasons for their checkpoints).

@@Gventures And that was the perfect technique too because acquiescing to their authority was viewed as far more respectful than getting angry. It was actually quite funny - especially when they were backing up to reach you on the highway! Being respectful as a foreigner is very important - and acknowledging that the police have a job to do. They seemed to like that you are a smoker too 😆

@@elizabethring1452 🤣Yeah Egypt smokes a lot 🤣Lol yeah they have me laughing too. It's already a good/funny memory, and I'm sure more to come ❤

Unfortunately I agree with you there

كيف ماذا تعني؟؟

😄 Whatever man

@Gventures I know it feels like but they are trying to cover you so you won't get kidnapped and used as pawn for the "bearded guys"

Every country has it's history. It's not the 90's anymore. Anyway, it is what it is. It is annoying, but I am dealing with it.

No idea, but I don't think so. It was a random thing for them, me just showing up at a checkpoint, solo American girl on motorbike. They were told to "escort" me for my safety, so they were just following orders. No police ever asked me for money, I don't know what they get paid, but I highly doubt anyone is getting paid more to follow me around. Egypt just has a lot of security. You've been here, you know it. Tons of security checks at the airport. Lots of security at ancient sites. Lots of undercovers walking around. Military and police stationed at various places around the city. Checkpoints all over the country. Egypt just has a strong military and police presence, and lots of foreigners are surprised by it when they first come here.

I know. I get it. It is just annoying 😅 A minor inconvenience

@@Gventures i know how sticky they can become.. but dont let it get to you .. use them

Oh I'm not wondering buddy, I'm just annoyed. Read my responses to other comments and save me the time of repeating myself. I will say this: I have many Egyptian friends and my boyfriend is Egyptian, so I'm not ignorant on Egyptian modern history. I still find it annoying, and I still think it's unnecessary to follow me around. You're entitled to your opinion and I'm entitled to mine.

Blah blah blah. That’s not why. It’s not because she’s a female. They hassle all foreigners traveling alone. Watch KZfaq vloggers they’ve all been hassled.

@@FemaleDallasTexas The definition of weird person, a person who leave the pyramids and go to garbage city, aperson who leave museums and go to graves, a person who leave tourism cities and look for poor neighborhoods to engage with none English speakers locals and a person who is looking for drugs sellrs and outlaws !!

First of all, I don't want to drive at night, I am driving in the early morning hours while it is cooler, and to make better time because there is less traffic. I understand the cause (obviously, IF something bad were to happen to me, it would be negative publicity which could affect the tourism in Egypt, and hence, the economy), but regardless of that fact, it is still annoying. It is what it is though. Like I said in the video, I know they are just doing their job and I was polite to the officers, but it still sucks to deal with as I make my journey.

@@Gventures Actually egypt doesn't attract this kind of tourism. So if somebody risks at his own risk tourism will not be affected. Just they try to avoid mistakes and accidents!!

@@AdamAdam-hh6zp I'm not worried. I know plenty of people that have done similar things and everyone has always been fine, sometimes successfully avoiding the escorts, at least for a while. But IF something were to happen (which it won't), it probably WOULD make the news, at least in the US, and could affect tourism, slightly. Anyway, you and I have different opinions, and that is fine. I am making this trip and documenting my travels, and you are welcome to comment and share your opinions on my channel as you please.