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  1. ainsaspirit avatar

    Ultra violence in Libyan style

    by ainsaspirit 11 April 2012

    I've heard that the Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick is a movie full of Ultra Violence Inside a Concrete Pipe scene http://www.you…

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    RE: Procedure for getting visa stamped in passport at a Libyan Embassy

    by ainsaspirit 11 April 2012

    There is visa less regime between Libya and Turkey (btw thanks poor one - Col. Gaddafi) http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pa…

  3. ainsaspirit avatar

    RE: Procedure for getting visa stamped in passport at a Libyan Embassy

    by ainsaspirit 11 April 2012

    nobody ever answers the phone... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZk1xaGdhIk

  4. JillWilson avatar

    Re: Procedure for getting visa stamped in passport at a Libyan Embassy

    by JillWilson 10 April 2012

    It doesn't seem like there is an easy way to communicate with the immigration office in Tripoli other than having someone go there in…

  5. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Malta

    by VinnyD 10 April 2012

    I was there in 1978. I liked it, except for the food. The one bit of Maltese home cooking I had was good, but the restaurant food was…

  6. thestens avatar

    RE: Timbuctu Danger

    by thestens 09 April 2012

    What is the reason for the upsurge of Terrorist/Insurgent activity in the North of Mali? It is a direct result of the fall of Libya and…

  7. gilesgal avatar

    Re: Tour operator in Tunis

    by gilesgal 09 April 2012

    Is it possible to currently; early April 2012; travel overland from Tunis to the border towns of either Algeria or Libya

  8. roro avatar

    RE: Libya Cyrenaica Tripolitania Fezzan is dangerous or not ?

    by roro 08 April 2012

    Thanks Andy for your infos. Can you tell me when did you cross these borders? I know that closures are never for a long time. To rzl62…

  9. Standanista avatar

    RE: translation work

    by Standanista 08 April 2012

    I knew you'd bite, my fellow train/plane geek and northern TT friend and compatriot! :) Yeah, I wonder what else is up there, black trian…

  10. rzl62 avatar

    RE: Procedure for getting visa stamped in passport at a Libyan Embassy

    by rzl62 08 April 2012

    Does anyone have any idea how to actually contact the immigration office in Tripoli? Phone, fax, email, mailing address, anything? …

  11. andydesert avatar

    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…

  12. VinnyD avatar

    RE: where is that fucker? Manch, this is outrageous!

    by VinnyD 07 April 2012

    Once at a dinner party in Saudi Arabia I met a Polish woman who had been in Benghazi about the same time I was there, late seventies,…

  13. owadavid avatar

    Re: Team of US Troops Remain in Mali, as Stability Continues to Deteriorate

    by owadavid 06 April 2012

    Bit of an error in that article....it says: The leaders of the military coup are holding onto power in the south – even declaring sharia…

  14. daviddaoud avatar

    Team of US Troops Remain in Mali, as Stability Continues to Deteriorate

    by daviddaoud 06 April 2012

    AFRICOM is in Mali !. The crisis, an "unintended consequence" of NATO's intervention in Libya, is leading to severe repression and possib…

  15. onemorecountry avatar

    Re: Procedure for getting visa stamped in passport at a Libyan Embassy

    by onemorecountry 06 April 2012

    In Vienna it is 140 Euro for the business visa. You can drop off the passport (including the arabic translation which you get for 40 euros…

  16. JillWilson avatar

    Procedure for getting visa stamped in passport at a Libyan Embassy

    by JillWilson 06 April 2012

    I was in communication with someone this past week who had been granted an electronic number (with letter of invitation from a host company)…

  17. Kira avatar

    RE: Afriqiyah Airways - flying again?

    by Kira 05 April 2012

    No, Libya opted to put themselves on a restrictive basis till November 2012, ie. it was a voluntary move & will be reviewed. Not due…

  18. VinnyD avatar

    RE: 'B-List' Attractions That You Really Enjoyed

    by VinnyD 04 April 2012

    >that little piece of land where Turkey goes to the south. The former Sanjak of Alexandretta. It's on my list. Ruins reminds me: Is…

  19. levelo avatar

    Re: Cycling through North Africa:Algeria: Libya Advice?

    by levelo 04 April 2012

    To Myleftnut and Iviehoff, you mustn't know Algeria well to post these kind of comments. To say that "The French have destroyed old city…

  20. ibeamish avatar

    Re: Obtaining a Transit Visa for Sudan in Addis

    by ibeamish 02 April 2012

    Hi CBG, We're currently in Addis doing exactly the same thing as you guys. We're staying at Wims Holland House, near La Gare station.…

  21. iviehoff avatar

    RE: Cycling through North Africa:Algeria: Libya Advice?

    by iviehoff 02 April 2012

    I thought NE Algeria was one of the particularly dangerous bits. I wonder what is the point? In Morocco, the French built their administ…

  22. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Cycling through North Africa:Algeria: Libya Advice?

    by anillos_de_saturno 01 April 2012

    I think it could be a good idea to cross-post these questions in the Africa branch. I also recomend you to make a search using the search…

  23. Nassy avatar

    RE: For travellers thinking of going to Mali

    by Nassy 01 April 2012

    Things sound like they are going from bad to worse... Why would you want to go? Sadly the Libyan intervention hasn't gone at all well…

  24. myleftnut avatar

    RE: Cycling through North Africa:Algeria: Libya Advice?

    by myleftnut 01 April 2012

    You know how Algeria welcomes tourists? By cutting their heads off. Take a look at the Travel Warnings from your country. I bet there…

  25. Rideandglide avatar

    Cycling through North Africa:Algeria: Libya Advice?

    by Rideandglide 31 March 2012

    Hoping to cycle through Algeria and Libya (if possible) October/November/December this year.I'm an English National. Know that it's not…

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