Hotel el Ghorfa
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Leaving Libya
... ourselves by making a hot chocolate and roasting marshmallows over the fire)!
All in all Libya was well worth the cost (of the visas, a compulsory guide at every site and tourist tax of $50 tourist tax per group/per day) and the constraint of going on an organized tour (We had to be accompanied by a tour agent and a policeman (who were both very friendly and helpful) everywhere we went. The Roman ruins were every bit as good as we were expecting and ...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away
Matmata is one of the main sites where George Lucas filmed his historical Star Wars movies. Rolling up to the village we started seeing houses dug out from the hills and mud houses with soft corners in light colors. Ducking to get into the one of these buildings, belonging to a local hotel, we stepped through tunnellike hallways back into the light. We came out in a courtyard with round doorways all around the courtyard. ...
Sand in your ...
Well what a day. We drove in 4x4 to an oasis in the Sahara. Arrived in time to swim in the hot spring which was actually cooler than the air temp. At dusk we went on a camal trek into the dunes. K was terrified for about 10 mins and then was a pro (by her own estimation). It was blowy and we were well wrapped. Pics are on K s camera so I will put those up later. Off to Douz ...
A casa di Luke
... beduini. Che tristezza. Preferisco immaginarlo da qui... e avvistando quel puntolino di costruzione umana in mezzo alla sabbia come non pensare immediatamente a Drogo che guarda il deserto, e aspetta... no, decisamente preferisco immaginarlo da qui, sentire il vento caldo e lo sbuffo dei cavalli, farmi accecare dalla sabbia e vedere il forte con gli occhi di Buzzati. E ora scusatemi... dev'essere tornato zio Owen con i nuovi ...
Hitting the Sahara - Take II
... in a cave though, and to have all your rooms lead on to an open air courtyard. In the height of summer it gets up over 40 degrees so presumably the roof, or lack of, has a cooling effect... although I like to think ...
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