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Re: Libya Cyrenaica Tripolitania Fezzan is dangerous or not ?

by andydesert 07 April 2012

Roro, Thats exactly what we did to get to Egypt as really the only feasible option, Syria too dodgy & shipping our car to Alex a big…
RE: independently into Libya

by ben100100100509 30 September 2011

No, was middle of the night and we didnt stop in Salloum town. No exchange facilities I saw on the border. Good luck!!!
RE: money change in Sallum

by wwwdottourdottk 30 September 2011

There's a Banque Misr branche... but I think you're better off with the touts at the border. They gave me a very decent rate... (December…
money change in Sallum

by frisbee 30 September 2011

Anyone know where I can change money in or near Sallum? I'd prefer to avoid the touts at the border if I can help it.
RE: independently into Libya

by frisbee 30 September 2011

Ben mate: do you know anything about changing money at Sallum? I assume that when you re-entered Egypt, you still had some Egyptian…
Re: independently into Libya

by ben100100100509 25 September 2011

Okay guys, thanks for all the info. Thanks for Peter for the boost of encouragement withot which i wouldnt of tried this. I have just…
multiple entry visa

by subhuti 06 April 2011

Hi! Sorry for posing yet another bureaucratic question... I will be going along the coast to Sallum and wonder if any special permit is…
RE: tunisia-egypt overland

by roshanak 31 January 2011

Hi...have not had chance to catch the news about Egypt yet? BTW The town of Sallum is also effected...there have been protests there…
Taking own vehicles into Libya from Egypt

by skyraider 13 January 2011

Hi Forum newbie here, I am trying to find out about taking our own vehicles from egypt into Libya as part of an expedition following…
RE: train from Alexandria to As Sallum

by Gabi_Egypt 05 September 2008

You can buy a train time schedule, but my personal opinion that www.egyptrail.gov.eg is enough. You can take the train to Matruh and then…
RE: train from Alexandria to As Sallum

by mikk 05 September 2008

For a personal qwirk I prefer trains to buses, Gabi. Can I buy a train timeschedule in major railway stations? I can read both Arabic…
RE: train from Alexandria to As Sallum

by Gabi_Egypt 05 September 2008

I'm not sure there is passengers train to sallum. But why train? you can take the bus.
Re: train from Alexandria to As Sallum

by onlyMark 04 September 2008

The only info I know of is - [Here|http://www.egyptianrailways.com/timetable.html] [Egyptian Railways|http://www.egyptianrailways.com/d…
train from Alexandria to As Sallum

by mikk 04 September 2008

I see a railroad from Alexandria to As Sallum on the map at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/egypt_pol97.jpg but not on the offic…
Brief note re logistics of quick trip to Libya

by MI_NZ 14 January 2008

Hi, Just finished a trip to Libya and wanted to write some brief notes as I find this forum useful when doing my trip research and so…
RE: Libya/Egypt border

by stevewroe 08 January 2008

yeah it's open to tourists (at Sallum) - we jsu sent a group through
Independent trough Libya from Tunisia to Egypt

by Hvdh 24 March 2007

Hi all,

In addition to the information given by Alexenespana I can add the following.

I'm a Dutch citizen and in February…
Total Solar Eclipse in Nigerien Sahara

by ineclipse 03 December 2005

For sure, the details here, and on the thread I linked over from (thanks khunlee!) are all right on.

What I posted on the other…