Tripoli
Travel Blogs from Tripoli, Libya
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Trippin' in Tripoli
... it. I was loving it. He couldn't believe that we were enjoying it. After that, we then moved on to the largest Mosque in Tripoli. Once upon a time, there was a tiny Mosque here, then the Italians came in to protect the Labs, and they knocked it down and ...
Djerba to Tripoli
... along. A taste of things to come. It was Rob's turn in the driver’s seat and we headed on into the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Now we mentioned how shocking the Tunisian drivers were, but the Libyans are in a class of their own. The rules of the road ...
1er pays...
Premiere etape la Lybie, l aeroport est un grand couloir, je ne suis pas perdu, 2 heures d attente et c est ...
Sabratha & Tripoli
... ago. We've seen only about 35% of a city that has been uncovered. One can spend a whole day there easily!!! We arrived in Tripoli in the early evening, and hit the rush-hour traffic, so needless to say I ended up very stressed, and Petra got the blame.... ...
Le pays du renard
... plutôt agréable. Sabrata, une ancienne ville romaine qui date de 2500 ans, se situe environ 80 Km a l'ouest de Tripoli. L'amphithéâtre est presque complètement debout. Un spectacle impressionnant. « Gladiateur » n'est pas loin. Il est facile ...
Waaaaayyy big enough for two!
... - bed linen included - very clean - air conditioning - scammed free wi fi - very clean bathroom bigger than our entire flat! - hot water - 15 mins walk from centre of Tripoli - view over mosque construction next door - staff friendly ...
Day 85 - Tripoli of a Lifetime
... , I'm sure it didn't suffer) or c) "Can you believe this ignorant westerner? He doesn't even know that whales are mammals." (I dooo!) Tripoli, or Tarabulus as the Arabs call it, is a cool city but perhaps not as cool as it is made out to be. ...
shopping in tripoli
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 ...
our sand castle in Libya
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 ...
Mum and Dads Tripoli visit
... 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 ...
Being a Libyan bride
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 ...
New Dog and House Tripoli
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 ...
Mdina historic tour Tripoli
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 ...
Leptus Magna
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 ...
Medina - old city
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 ...
new fish market
Just a couple of pictures including the new fish market. It was very exciting when it opened because the old one was outdoors, smelly, dirty and ofcourse hot in summer. This one is all indoors, white, airconditioned, has ice makers and even a lab for ...
Tripoli. Libya
Kym and I had our first trip away last week - Tripoli, Libya. Austrade has a guy and his wife there so we went to see how it was all going for them. Very interesting experience. The challenges began before we left, as we had no visa - ...
Prawn Jokes
Now for something different. I have this crazy friend, B (B, B , pass me the ball), and he tells the worst jokes you have ever heard (well, not quite as bad as mine which tend to be very long and drawn out and disappointing in that they don't ever really ...
Sabratha in Libya
... i tend to define the places now more by the food then anything else!! anyway, the main thing during my one day stay in Tripoli was going to these ancient Roman ruins called Sabratha just along the Meditteranean. I think this one is up in my top 3 sites ...
Surprising Libya
We crossed into Libya at about 11am and before we got to far we had been stopped and while the guard then rang our guide who we were waiting to meet and I spoke to him we'd have to wait for our guide. We parked and waited for about half an hour until ...
Oburoni Bye Bye
Twas a few nights before Christmas and all through the house, everything was stirring, children, goats, chickens and probably a mouse. Itunes shuffle, out of 4903 songs, decided to play N*Sync Christmas, which made me a little sad and also lead to ...
Unbelievable
This night it started raining at 0500. It rained til we have been on site. There our offices have been flooded, even the printers were covered with doping water. To avoid damage and fire, the construcor decided to switch off the electrical power, and we ...
Riots amd Kebabs
... Libya in 1959 and rural migrants began to flood into the capital in search of this new found wealth, the rapid expansion of Tripoli was poorly planned and chaotic. Consequently, most of the building and roads, outside of the historic centre, just seem to ...
Tripoli, Libya
... time to visit because all of the flowers are out and it is very pretty watching the colourful hills roll by. I am in Tripoli now, the capital of Libya. Here for a couple of days and then heading to Tunisia. Having a fabulous time and sad to be ...
Libya and Leptis revealed
Tour leading once again. This time taking groups of tourists on historical trips of the roman and greek ruins as well an insight into the great vast sands of the Sahara ...
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