Libya Travel Blogs

Tripoli the city
Jan 13, 2007 (51 photos)

Tripoli city and the last supper.

Ras Al Jadir, Sabratha and Janzour
Jan 11, 2007 (60 photos)

The boarder was easy peezy lemon sqeezy.   Photos of Sabratha roman ruins and Janzour punic tombs.   I'll expand later.

The Granary
Jan 14, 2007 (42 photos)

This was such a cool place.

Awsome colosseum - but that's about it.
Jan 12, 2007 (121 photos)

Impressive baths and colosseum but my vote's still with Dougga.

Ruins and Caves
Jan 11, 2007 (76 photos)

And then we were off. Our Labyan driver, Whalid stated that there were no speed limits in Labya. I was a little concerned when there were only two lanes, but the Labs make it into three. If you are overtaking, you sit in the middle of the road. Yes, I ...

Inside Labya
Jan 11, 2007 (1 photos)

After walking through No Mans Land, we arrived at the Labyan side of the customs police. We were meant to meet a guide here, well somewhere as Labya can only be visited as a tourist with a guide, and trust me, this is not cheap. If the Jews out there knew ...

Are They The Best
Jan 12, 2007 (110 photos)

Sometimes you think to yourself, what the fuck did I get out of bed for today, and today it felt like it was one of those days. We had to drive around two hours we were told by Walid the Lab to get to Leptis Magna, supposedly the best Roman ruins in ...

The Last Day
Jan 14, 2007 (46 photos)

We packed our bags, turned off the free internet one last time and dumped our bags in the van. As usual, we had our two Labs with us, Walid and Yousef. We had over a two hour drive to get where we were going today. Qsar Al-Haj. It wasn't long before we ...

Trippin' in Tripoli
Jan 13, 2007 (50 photos)

As usual, we were forced into the van like cattle for the two minute drive into town. I really am sick of being driven around everywhere. We have been told that as we are tourists, it is much safer !!! I actually feel safer here than in London or Sydney ...

Day 83 - Just Roman Around
Oct 28, 2007 (7 photos)

... along happily to.  I was on my way home: Take me home, coastal roads To the place where I belong Eastern Libya, Mountain Muammar Take me home, coastal roads Enough of this silliness.  After a brief stop at the scenic viewpoint of Ras al ...

Day 85 - Tripoli of a Lifetime
Oct 30, 2007 (10 photos)

... .  My favourite bits were: 1) The near-anthroppomorphization of Gadaffi's baby-blue VW beetle.  It went round Libya and N Africa handing out socialist pamphlets, won a couple of wars and drafted the constitution. 2) The two headed animal ...

shopping in tripoli
Apr 23, 2007 (18 photos)

Here are some pics of the places I shop at. No David Jones or Rokeby road which makes every shopping trip an interesting, challenging and sometimes just a dirty and tiring experience. Luckily though, when there is a shop keeper around they are very ...

Tobruk
Dec 3, 2008 (8 photos)

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to be part of a group who flew 2hrs east on the private Woodside plane to Tobruk to attend remembrance services. We visited several commonwealth graveyards and memorial sights and the German memorial sight. We also ...

Day 79 - Libya Life To The Fullest
Oct 24, 2007 (2 photos)

... chappie indeed.  It was 2pm, I had plenty of fuel and a tarmac road ahead of me.  Even the drivers in Libya seem more considerate!  I hooned it to Tubruk, another site of mass death and destruction during WWII, caring even less than in Egypt ...

Day 80 - Benghazi
Oct 28, 2007

Stop at hotel Africa - 20D

Libyan wedding party
Jul 3, 2007 (3 photos)

Our Arabic teacher invited me and 2 other ladies to his daughters wedding. The wedding was interesting experience. The other ladies had been to one before and had advised me to really really dress up, the more sparkles and frills the better so I had fun ...

our sand castle in Libya
Apr 23, 2007 (15 photos)

Well here are some pics of our house in Tripoli. I love living here, it is very unusual with lots of Morrocan features, a winding staircase in the middle and lots of chandeliers so I call it my castle. Alot of the time it is my sand castle because sand gets ...

Mum and Dads Tripoli visit
Mar 28, 2008 (14 photos)

... pictures of an overloaded bus and they just happened to be in the background. luckily after some tense questioning at the police station he was released! note to any other tourists in Libya, be careful your not taking pictures of police or police stations!

La porte du Sahara
Feb 7, 2006 (10 photos)

Trois jours après notre arrivée, une tempête s'abat sur la région et met à mal notre avion. Aileron droit endommagé, élévateur cassé, compensateur détruit. Nous voici cloués au sol pour deux semaines! Une semaine pour que les pièces de rechange arrivent, une autre ...

Being a Libyan bride
Oct 27, 2008 (7 photos)

On the weekend I was very lucky to be invited to a local wedding (the female gatherings) and also to be dressed in traditional bridal dress complete with gold everything! It was my friend Faisels brothers wedding  and the most extravagant one I have ...

At Sea
Sep 6, 2007 (3 photos)

             This morning the plan was to get up early and watch the sun rise. I guess I'll have to try that again tomorrow. It's more difficult not having a window than I thought - I have no frame ...

1er pays...
Nov 13, 2008 (2 photos)

Premiere etape la Lybie, l aeroport est un grand couloir, je ne suis pas perdu, 2 heures d attente et c est reparti!

New Dog and House Tripoli
Oct 14, 2008 (15 photos)

So here are some pics of our new house and new dog!! Sorry Meg for this taking me so long to upload. New house was due to a giant mosque which now overshadows our old one and the new dog is because the poor thing was dumped on the farm. Mohammed found ...

Day 81 - Ajdabiya
Oct 28, 2007

Crap hotel - Al Medina - 20D

Mdina historic tour Tripoli
May 24, 2007 (15 photos)

We recently did a series of cultural seminars which ended in a historic tour of the Medina. This was very interesting and valuable getting an insight into Libyan life, culture and religion. Our teacher and guide were both excellent, one a lecturere at the ...

Leptus Magna
Apr 25, 2007 (5 photos)

Leptus Magna was very impressive. situated about 1.5 hours drive up the coast we plan on many more tips here as 1 day was not nearly enough, there is so much to see and they continue to uncover more parts of this ancient city.

Medina - old city
May 7, 2007 (12 photos)

Here are some pictures from the Medina. I have a different experience in the medina every time I go in as I get lost in a different part, sort of feels like it takes you in then spits you out when it feels like it. There is a map you can get, which would ...

Le pays du renard
Jan 28, 2006

Notre arrivée est quelque peu surprenante. Il pleut et il fait froid. Je ne m'attendais certainement pas à ça. Mais après tout, c'est l'hiver ici aussi. Notre comité d'accueil nous amène à l'hôtel ou nous retrouvons Marc, un technicien et Gerry, le mécanicien. ...

Day 82 - Sirte
Oct 28, 2007

OK

Travelling to Benghazi
Apr 8, 2009 (17 photos)

What can I say 8 hours in a bus. 3 stops, I am sick of Cheese and  bananas and bread but I am too wary to eat roadside meat. Refrigeration seems to be a random thing and I don't fancy running into the desert....... Images: Desert, camels and an ...