Sahara Star

... Carthage, the fort of Hammamet, the Roman Amphitheatre at El-Djem, Sfax, Matmata, the island of Jerba for some beach fun, the Sahara Desert, the salt pan Chott El Jerid, and the oasis town of Tozeur before returning to Tunis. This is a full circuit tour ...

... quit work in Dublin to travel for the rest of the year. I wrote the following for my sponsors. The Dublin Simon Community Sahara Hike   The red dust poured over the sides of the cattletruck and onto us like rain, transforming my blue fleece ...

... , had we not been on a bus with tens of people! The last item on today's agenda was the obligatory camel ride into the Sahara, which was undertaken in Douz, west of Matmata, and held up as the Gateway to the Sahara. To make us look as authentic (for ...

... seen in my life. The pictures I took do not give it justice, but enjoy them just the same. 2. Take a camel ride in the Sahara desert. This was definitely a once in a lifetime experience for me. I never realized how huge camels were before this trip! (And ...

... weekend?  Oh, I'm driving 22 hours in a tiny van to spend some quality camel time and sleep outside in THE SAHARA.  *squee*  The above description sounds completely insane (Sunday's drive time = 11 hours), yet every CCS volunteer takes ...

... surf.  It was a great time! Sahara Desert After soaking up some rays on the coast we began the lengthy trek to the unrelenting Sahara Desert.  This began with a 9 hour bus ride to Ouarzazaten (at a cost of 8 euros), not only the gateway city to ...

... shooting stars within 30 minutes.  I stayed awake as long as I could - I didn't want to fall asleep and miss star gazing in the Sahara.  I slept about 3.5 hours that night.  We were up at 4:45am and back on our camels by ...

... days we had decided we wanted more out of our holiday than lazy days on the beach. So when an opportunity to go on a two-day "Sahara" arose we decided to go for it. So Friday we we’re up at 0630, an ungodly hour which should be spent sleeping when ...

... sans me rendre aveugle (j'ai reçu plein de conseils de gens très avisés qui ont juste oublié que j'étais au milieu du Sahara...). De plus c'est bientôt le début du Ramadan et la plus part des magasins seront fermés dans la journée. Comme il est ...

... the sand, the colors of the dunes and the sky changing before us as the sun set, and the twinkling stars began to work their Sahara magic....after two hours we arrived at the oasis and our host spread the welcome mat and ponchas for us to rest on. Little ...

... in as well as other people staying at the guest house. It was a lot of fun.  The next morning we set out for the Sahara Desert!!!!! Ok, the fringe of the Sahara Desert but the Sahara Desert no less. The drive was long and hot, but being able to watch ...

... stop for a dedicated fan, even if it was light-years away from civilisation. Next entry -> to the edge of the Sahara for more sand and Star Wars locations at Tozeur Words from the Wise #35 "The force is strong in this one." Darth ...

... . made it on day two at 5pm to the actual desert. it is a indescribable place so here are only a few words about the magic Sahara desert, it almost felt like my own journey into the desert as we got out of the mini van and then onto the camel train, i ...

Le grand sud!! Et le Sahara Tozeur, Douz, Khzar Ghilane, Tataouine (oui oui!) et Matmata Nous nous sommes alles faire une excursion de deux jours dans le desert... En se levant a Gabes on a passe un coup de fil a une agence de la ville Tozeur qui ...

... such a community. Off into our bus again and head off to Douz the southern most town (although they called it a city) before the Sahara! We got out here and did an hour and a halfs ride around the small dunes... I have to say i loved camel riding.... we ...

... dodnes nekteri obyvatele ziji a take jsme se zastavili na obed v hotelu, ktery je puvodnim mistem nataceni Hvezdnych Valek (Star Wars) - tech prvnich z 1976.                - we ...

... mom and dad and headed out for the airport. As they too were just visiting Calcutta we are all traveling back to Hyderbad together. We flew Sahara Airlines, and although a bit cramped, the service and food was mmm mmm good. I was all pumped up, as we were ...

... ;Customs was easy, and our guide met us right where we were told he would be. He took us to our hotel which is a 5 star luxury hotel very close to the airport and is beautiful.  Before entering the gates of the hotel grounds a bomb sniffing German ...

... into doing since I lost my voice, but as a mature adult I refuse to consider that possibility.  :p  )  Seeing the Sahara, and specifically seeing the stars in the Sahara at night, has long been one of those things that I would put on my ...

... two in the afternoon. The gambling didn't tempt me after a bit of beginners luck in the El Cortez. One afternoon in the Sahara, while enjoying a tasty, nutritious breakfast at the dollar bar, a conversation was engaged with the people sat next to me. ...

... in Marrakech we decided to embark on a bit of an adventure and head east across the Atlas mountains and into the great Sahara desert. In the typical Moroccan way, the morning started with its special combination of chaos, lateness and a sweating array of ...