Hotel Marhala Matmata

... we went to the Hotel Sidi Driss, which doubled as the home of Luke's adoptive parents in Star Wars. We also checked out the Hotel Marhala which plays up its Star Wars credentials in a more discrete manner. I suppose because it doesn't have any, but you ...

... (aaargh... volevo la foto con il cartello)... però oggi siamo andati a vedere nientemeno che la casa di Luke Skywalker!! Siamo a Matmata, paese famoso per le case troglodite che quel genio di George Lucas ha scoperto chissà come 30 anni fa, e ne è ...

Tripoli was interesting but a bit rushed. One disadvantage of group travel is sticking to a timetable which moves a little faster than we would chose to! However, we got to go to the state of the art multi-media museum where we interacted with images of ...

Imagine...they have internet in the Sahara. Currently we are sleeping in a cave or old berber house as it is locally known.  K is in heaven of course.  I will attempt to upload pics soon.  Off to Sahara proper tomorrow. It is f...ing hot. ...

... berber guide to show us around, it was really worth the few dinars it cost us.  Drove thqt night to Matmata to see the Troglodytes homes, hotel Marhala is where we spent the night, it's a hotel built in the ground like a troglodyte home. Sat Aug ...