If they have webcams (if not buy them one quick) you can Windows Live Messenger them for free and speak to them and see them everyday if you wish. Most of the internet cafes have webcams until you are set up at home. Internet somewhere like Hurghada is LE4 per hour in the cafes. OK in El Gouna it is probably LE20 but I am sure it is cheap in Sharm and Skype is also cheap. And I also have a Flickr page on Yahoo so I post all my photos and send my friends and family the link rather than emailing loads of photos all the time.