TheWanderingCamel Says: By and large, Libya is way off the radar as far as most travellers and tourists are concerned. Whilst visitor numbers are growing, in comparison to other North...
Eating our way around Cyrenaica: Time for nosh
TheWanderingCamel Says: Given that, like us, you're almost certain to be on some sort of organized tour for your jaunt around Cyrenaica,you're really in the hand of your your tour...
TheWanderingCamel Says: Apart from its WW2 connections, and - aside from the cemeteries - very little is made of them - Tobruk really has nothing to offer the visitor. The town is...
TheWanderingCamel Says: Largest of all the Greek sites of Libya, Cyrene rivals Roman Leptis Magna on the other side of the country in its splendours. Magnificent temples, a huge...
TheWanderingCamel Says: Planning where you want to go and what you want to see is essential if you are taking any sort of individual tour in Libya. If you're happy to take a set tour,...
TheWanderingCamel Says: When he is your Libyan tour escort. As explained very clearly in the Libya Guide in the excellent website maintained by the Temehu Travel company, Libyan rules...
TheWanderingCamel Says: Apollonia, sited on a lovely stretch of coastline to the north-west of Cyrene, was the mountain city's port, but the wealth of its archaeological remains make...
TheWanderingCamel Says: We weren't meant to stay at the Tibesti Hotel on our one night in Benghazi. Our agent had booked us in to the lower-rated but higher-regarded El Fadeel Hotel....
TheWanderingCamel Says: Privately owned and very well run, Susa's Al Manara Hotel is certainly the pick of the bunch when it comes to Cyeraica's hotels. Its location, set down beside...
TheWanderingCamel Says: Unless you're coming by sea, travelling between Tripoli to Benghazi involves either a 1000 km drive across the desert or flying. You may hear a tale or two...
"The graves of dead soldiers ....
TheWanderingCamel Says: ....are the greatest messengers of peace."These words of Albert Schweitzer are to be found on the wall of the massive fortress that overlooks Tobruk Harbour and...
TheWanderingCamel Says: Standing on the cliffs overlooking the deserted bay pictured here and up into the equally peaceful wadi running down to the sea, it's hard to imagine this area...
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