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Has anyone had experience with GF travel in Egypt?  In Libya?

I am celiac, and my wife is lactose intolerant.

We will be in Egypt and Libya for two weeks at end of March - going for 
the solar eclipse, as well as sightseeing, and would appreciate any 
help and suggestions.

Does anyone have experience for how to communicate information about 
gluten intolerance to facilities in Egypt or Libya -- local tour 
operators, hotels, restaurants, nile cruise ships, etc, -- in addition 
to the various forms of wheat, about other forbidden ingredients?

Do you have experience with getting GF & Lactose free meals on United & 
Lufthansa or British Airways of Al Italia international flights?

Do I need to try to take GF foods with us?

Are there specialized food terms / words in the Egyptian & Arabic that 
are significantly different from English?   For example, are there 
ingredients that are GF that are not known in the States, or gluten 
containing ingredients found in those countries that we are not 
familiar with here?

Are there any "gluten free information cards" that are specifically 
written in Arabic, etc (as opposed to being translated from USA-English 
oriented cards?

Have you had an experience with a particular tour operator or hotel or 
Nile ships or restaurants -- either good or bad?

Many thanks for any help you can give.
Please reply directly to me.  I will summarize if there is a lot of 
info.

Marshall

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