Hotel President Oran

3 Hai Othmania Oran, Algeria

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Comfort as a luxury

A travel blog entry by abmorrison

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A few weeks before I left for Semester at Sea, I remember Todd Erickson giving a sermon at Sunday night church. I remember a statement he made. He talked about how, in Africa, comfort is luxury but in America, comfort is culture. I saw this statement dramatically played out over the last few days, especially during my time in M'hamid and in the Sahara. The inhabitants of the villages of the high Atlas mountains, the Berber Villages, ...

The trip out and the adventures of my first day

A travel blog entry by choy

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... As the started selecting various kebabs from them, their smiles grew bigger, as they realized we would make their day by cleaning up their entire stock for the day. A delicious meal later we said our goodbyes and the very satisfied proprietor was left in his stall.

As the sky grew darker, we started looking for a good place to set up camp. We hadn't really gotten to our planned destination, so we had to find an option. Spotting a beach some way down from the highway, we ...

Oran

A travel blog entry by mykey81

Algeria seems untouched by the mass tourism which has overrun parts of Morocco, Tunisia and other countries around the Med. My main question remains as to whether the country is safe for Americans. I don't allow terrorism to deter me from my travels but any insight is ...

Ibiza Island- Was it worth it?

A travel blog entry by kewlabah

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... the worlds biggest club. We brought about 10 bottles of spirits over with us from Valencia so we made sure we drank one and a bit before leaving the hotel each night. A drink in these 'super clubs' costs you about 15 euro which is heaps expensive, especially after paying an average of 50 euro to get in. When we got back to our hotel in the mornings we started drinking again and pumped music off our balcony and partied ...

Dress Up Day

A travel blog entry by whereshegoes

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... watching, sleeping, eating and reading. There were even people who watched the entire show from the pool and Jacuzzis immediately in front. By the end of it, they didn't look much different than the stewed prunes that are a favorite at breakfast. We worked out at the gym for our usual hour and a half then rushed to get ready for the first formal night. Sus helped me iron my dress and I zipped around the room throwing myself together. We met up with Cort and Aaron and ...