I was reading this post by Caz from yTravelblog this morning while having coffee before heading to another day of work and it made me smile as I was thrust back to some amazing moment I’ve had on my travels, especially some of the amazing places I’ve the pleasure of sleeping at. I’ve decided to … Continue reading »
After a long (too long) hiatus from travelling within Libya, my itchy feet went ‘walking’ again. The last trip I had done in Libya was in September last year for Eid (small one) and I was really missing getting out of the city to just get away from things. I had been speaking to Abdulatti … Continue reading »
“Tonito! Sabah al Khier!” (Tonito! Good Morning) was how I was woken up on our second day. Day 2: Exploring the Acacus I emerged from the tent to find the sun peaking above the rock formations and at the same time illuminating the formations in an orange brown hue and once again the stunning beauty … Continue reading »
The past weekend Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid Al Fitr Holiday which marks the end of Ramadan and is usually accompanied by three days public holiday. Last year me and some friends from work went to Beijing. This year I took a different approach. I was going to stay in Libya and go … Continue reading »
Saturday evenings after work here in Libya are usually the liveliest evenings of the week. Yes that was sarcasm. Saturday being the first day of the working week for me and my colleagues usually involves not doing much as our bodies refuse to acknowledge the day as anything but a weekend. However this past Saturday … Continue reading »
Deserts. A whole lot of sand. The occasional plant. Some very particular wildlife. That’s all it is. On paper it sounds like nothing special and not worth a visit let a alone multiple visits. But in reality the desert landscapes of the Sahara are nothing but spectacular. This weekend saw me return back to the … Continue reading »
Last week was tough. Lots of work and lots of stress and add to that some homesickness and you have a combination for a quite depressing weekend. Fortunately the timing of my next internal trip in Libya was perfect as the long hard week would be followed by a weekend out of Tripoli to the … Continue reading »
I’ve said many times before on this blog that I am really enjoying Libya but I think this weekend I might have fallen in love with the country and the people. Why? I went to Ghadames that’s why! Abdulatti and I had been planning for this weekend for a while now and we quite a … Continue reading »
This past weekend I did the typical expat pilgrimage to Leptis Magna, the site of one of Africa’s great Roman cities. My ambition here in Libya with most of my trips is to camp out as much as I can, so instead of going to Leptis Magna for the day on a Friday, I would … Continue reading »
This weekend saw me realize a childhood dream: Spending a night in the Sahara desert! It was absolutely magical experience which exceeded all my expectations and confirmed a couple of things for me: Libya has a lot to offer for the adventurous souls who are willing to explore; Libyans are quickly, in my opinion, rising … Continue reading »
